Brazil election results live: Lula and Bolsonaro locked in a tight race

The presidential race may be getting the most attention, but other key contests may determine how much the next president can actually get done.All 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies are up for grabs, along with 54 of the Senate’s 81 seats. Voters are also choosing governors in all 26 states and the federal district.Both houses of Congress are currently dominated by conservatives, which has proved to be a challenge for Lula’s agenda in his third term.The results could also be consequential for Flavio Bolsonaro’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. The younger Bolsonaro has said that if elected, he would seek a congressional amnesty for his father, who was convicted of an attempted coup after losing the 2022 election. That would need approval from both houses, and the Senate approves the president’s nominees to the Supreme Court.Several other members of the Bolsonaro family are also on the ballot. The former president’s wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, and his son, Carlos Bolsonaro, are both running for the Senate, while his youngest son, Jair Renan Bolsonaro, is seeking a seat in the lower house.Brazil’s former first lady and candidate for the Federal Senate, Michelle Bolsonaro, gestures while casting her vote during the presidential election in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 4, 2026 [AFP]