Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro

Flávio Bolsonaro is now in Miami after fleeing to the U.S. following his defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's presidential elections. Bolsonaro has refused to concede and claims electoral fraud without evidence. In a letter, he says he relocated due to political persecution.

Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has fled to Argentina and then Ecuador with his family, according to Argentina's migration authority.

Bolsonaro, who had President Donald Trump's tacit support, had been under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport.

Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and won reelection to his fourth term. Brazil's electoral court said Lula had an unassailable lead with all of the votes counted night Sunday.

Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Corruption is a major concern for Brazilian voters ahead of the runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on October 25. Experts say the biggest impact might be on voter turnout rather than candidate choice. Both candidates are linked to corruption, which may increase abstention and anti-incumbency sentiment.

More than 119 million Brazilians voted on Oct. 4, 2026, in the national elections to select the country’s next president and the governors of all 27 states, among other government officials.

The first round of Brazil’s 2026 elections held this Sunday ended with a resounding victory for the far-right Liberal Party (PL). Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the jailed former president, Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with more than 47% of the valid votes. His party also secured the largest blocs in both the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of Brazil’s Congress – and the Senate, in addition to five state governments.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.