2026 Brazilian general election
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{{Infobox election
| previous_election = 2022 Brazilian general election
| previous_year = 2022
| next_election = 2030 Brazilian general election
| next_year = 2030
| election_date = {{start date|2026|10|4|df=y}}
| country = Brazil
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Presidential election
| ongoing = yes
| type = presidential
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2026 Brazilian presidential election
| title = President
| before_election = Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
| before_party = Workers' Party (Brazil)
| after_election =
| after_party =
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Chamber of Deputies
| ongoing = yes
| seats_for_election = All 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
| majority_seats = 257
| party1 = Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)
| party_leader1 = {{nowrap|Sóstenes Cavalcante}}
| percentage1 =
| last_election1 =
| current_seats1 = 92
| party2 = Brazil of Hope
| party_leader2 = Lindbergh Farias
| percentage2 =
| last_election2 =
| current_seats2 = 80
| party3 = Brazil Union
| party_leader3 = Pedro Lucas Fernandes
| percentage3 =
| last_election3 =
| current_seats3 = 59
| party4 = Progressistas
| party_leader4 = Dr. Luizinho
| percentage4 =
| last_election4 =
| current_seats4 = 50
| party5 = Brazilian Democratic Movement
| party_leader5 = Isnaldo Bulhões
| percentage5 =
| last_election5 =
| current_seats5 = 44
| party6 = Republicans (Brazil)
| party_leader6 = Gilberto Abramo
| percentage6 =
| last_election6 =
| current_seats6 = 43
| party7 = Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
| party_leader7 = Antonio Brito
| percentage7 =
| last_election7 =
| current_seats7 = 43
| party8 = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
| party_leader8 = Mário Heringer
| percentage8 =
| last_election8 =
| current_seats8 = 18
| party9 = Always Forward (Brazil)
| party_leader9 = Adolfo Viana
| percentage9 =
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| current_seats9 = 17
| party10 = Brazilian Socialist Party
| party_leader10 = Pedro Campos
| percentage10 =
| last_election10 =
| current_seats10 = 15
| party11 = Podemos (Brazil)
| party_leader11 = Rodrigo Gambale
| percentage11 =
| last_election11 =
| current_seats11 = 14
| party12 = PSOL REDE Federation
| party_leader12 = Talíria Petrone
| percentage12 =
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| current_seats12 = 14
| party13 = Avante (political party)
| party_leader13 = Luis Tibé
| percentage13 =
| last_election13 =
| current_seats13 = 7
| party14 = Democratic Renewal Party (Brazil)
| party_leader14 = {{nowrap|Dr. Frederico}}
| percentage14 =
| last_election14 =
| current_seats14 = 5
| party15 = Solidarity (Brazil)
| party_leader15 = Aureo Ribeiro
| percentage15 =
| last_election15 =
| current_seats15 = 5
| party16 = New Party (Brazil)
| party_leader16 = Adriana Ventura
| percentage16 =
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| current_seats16 = 4
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Federal Senate
| ongoing = yes
| seats_for_election = 54 of the 81 seats in the Federal Senate
| majority_seats = 41
| party1 = Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
| party_leader1 = Omar Aziz
| percentage1 =
| last_election1 =
| current_seats1 = 15
| party2 = Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)
| party_leader2 = Carlos Portinho
| percentage2 =
| last_election2 =
| current_seats2 = 14
| party3 = Brazilian Democratic Movement
| party_leader3 = Eduardo Braga
| percentage3 =
| last_election3 =
| current_seats3 = 11
| party4 = Workers' Party (Brazil)
| party_leader4 = Rogério Carvalho
| percentage4 =
| last_election4 =
| current_seats4 = 9
| party5 = Brazil Union
| party_leader5 = Efraim Filho
| percentage5 =
| last_election5 =
| current_seats5 = 7
| party6 = Progressistas
| party_leader6 = Tereza Cristina
| percentage6 =
| last_election6 =
| current_seats6 = 6
| party7 = Podemos (Brazil)
| party_leader7 = Carlos Viana
| percentage7 =
| last_election7 =
| current_seats7 = 4
| party8 = Brazilian Socialist Party
| party_leader8 = Cid Gomes
| percentage8 =
| last_election8 =
| current_seats8 = 4
| party9 = Republicans (Brazil)
| party_leader9 = Mecias de Jesus
| percentage9 =
| last_election9 =
| current_seats9 = 4
| party10 = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
| party_leader10 = Weverton Rocha
| percentage10 =
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| current_seats10 = 3
| party11 = Brazilian Social Democracy Party
| party_leader11 = Plínio Valério
| percentage11 =
| last_election11 =
| current_seats11 = 3
| party12 = New Party (Brazil)
| party_leader12 = Eduardo Girão
| percentage12 =
| last_election12 =
| current_seats12 = 1
}}}}}}}}
General elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, the governors, vice governors, and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. If no candidate for president or governor receives a majority of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election is held on 25 October.
Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party is eligible for a fourth term. He stated in 2022 that he will not seek re-election,{{Cite web |last=Malleret |first=Constance |date=25 October 2022 |title=Lula repeats that he will not seek re-election in event of victory |url=https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2022/10/25/lula-re-election-promise/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=The Brazilian Report |language=en-US}} but in 2024 stated that he could not rule out running for re-election to prevent "troglodytes" from coming to power in Brazil again.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Lula não descarta participar de eleições de 2026 para 'evitar trogloditas de volta' |url=https://cbn.globo.com/politica/noticia/2024/06/18/lula-nao-descarta-participar-de-eleicoes-de-2026.ghtml |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=cbn |language=pt-br}}
Having unsuccessfully run for president in 1989, 1994, and 1998, Lula was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He was then succeeded by his chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, who was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Lula attempted to run for the presidency for a third non-consecutive term in 2018, but his candidacy was denied by the Superior Electoral Court due to his previous conviction on corruption charges in 2017. A series of court rulings led to his release from prison in 2019, followed by the annulment of his conviction and restoration of his political rights by 2021. For his vice presidential candidate in the 2022 election, Lula selected Geraldo Alckmin, who had been a presidential candidate of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in 2006 (facing Lula in the second round) and 2018 but changed his affiliation to the Brazilian Socialist Party in 2022.
Lula won the 2022 election by the closest margin in Brazilian history, defeating incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro by 1.8% (or 2,139,645 votes). Lula became the first Brazilian president to secure a third term, and received the highest number of votes in a Brazilian election. At the same time, Bolsonaro, elected in 2018, became the first incumbent president to lose a bid for a second term since the 1997 constitutional amendment allowing consecutive re-election. In response to his loss, some Bolsonaro supporters demanded a military coup to prevent Lula's inauguration, but failed to gather sufficient support. Before Lula's inauguration, Bolsonaro left the country for the United States and was later barred from running for a second term before 2030.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66070923 | title=Eight-year election ban for Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro | work=BBC News | date=30 June 2023 }}
Background
From 1994 to 2014, presidential elections in Brazil were dominated by candidates of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party and the left-wing Workers' Party. After unsuccessful attempts in the 1989, 1994, and 1998 presidential elections, Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected in the 2002 and 2006 presidential elections.{{cite magazine |date=2 November 2022 |title=How Lula Won the Most Crucial Election in Brazil for Decades |url=https://time.com/6226269/how-lula-won-brazil-election/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |location=New York City |publisher=Time Inc. |issn=0040-781X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113081444/https://time.com/6226269/how-lula-won-brazil-election/ |archive-date=13 November 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |author-last=Nugent |author-first=Ciara}} His successor from the same party, Dilma Rousseff, was elected in the 2010 and 2014 presidential elections. The controversial 2016 impeachment of Rousseff removed her from office due to administrative misconduct, and she was succeeded by her vice president, Michel Temer of the centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement. In 2017, Operation Car Wash controversially resulted in Lula being convicted on charges of corruption by judge Sergio Moro and arrested, which prevented his intended candidacy in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election, despite his substantial lead in the polls. He was replaced as his party's presidential candidate by former mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, who lost to right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party.{{cite web |author-last=Aarup |author-first=Sarah Anne |date=27 October 2022 |title=Bolsonaro vs. Lula? Brazil vote offers no easy answer for EU's LatAm-bitions |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/jair-bolsonaro-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-brazil-eu-latin-america-ambition/ |access-date=30 October 2022 |website=Politico}}{{cite news |date=30 October 2022 |title=Brazilians go to polls with Lula slight favourite to oust right-wing Bolsonaro |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/30/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro |access-date=30 October 2022 |author-last=Downie |author-first=Andrew}}{{cite news |date=29 October 2022 |title=Bolsonaro vs. Lula: Brazil Faces a Stark Choice With Huge Stakes |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-lula-presidential-election.html |access-date=30 October 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |author-last=Nicas |author-first=Jack}}
In 2019, Bolsonaro left the Social Liberal Party. This was followed by the dismissal or resignation of many members of the Bolsonaro administration,{{cite news |title=As principais baixas do governo Bolsonaro |language=pt |work=Deutsche Welle |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-br/as-principais-baixas-do-governo-bolsonaro/g-49368323 |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709094432/https://www.dw.com/pt-br/as-principais-baixas-do-governo-bolsonaro/g-49368323 |archive-date=9 July 2020}} including Moro, whom he had appointed as Minister of Justice and Public Safety. Bolsonaro then attempted to create another party, the Alliance for Brazil, but he was unsuccessful.{{cite news |date=30 April 2022 |title=Idealizado por Bolsonaro, partido Aliança pelo Brasil acaba por falta de assinaturas |language=pt |work=CNN Brazil |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/idealizado-por-bolsonaro-partido-alianca-pelo-brasil-acaba-por-falta-de-assinaturas/ |access-date=24 May 2022}} In 2021, Bolsonaro joined the Liberal Party and selected Walter Braga Netto of his party as the vice presidential candidate instead of Hamilton Mourão, the incumbent vice president.{{cite web |last=Spigariol |first=Andre |date=8 November 2021 |title=Bolsonaro to join right-wing Liberal Party for re-election campaign |url=https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2021/11/08/liberal-party-re-election-campaign/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=The Brazilian Report}} A series of rulings by the Supreme Federal Court questioning the legality of Lula's trial and the impartiality of then judge Moro led to Lula's release from prison in 2019, followed by the annulment of Moro's cases against Lula and the restoration of Lula's political rights by 2021.{{Cite news |date=8 March 2021 |title=Lula: Brazil's ex-president cleared by Supreme Court |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-supreme-court-confirms-decision-annul-lula-convictions-2021-04-15/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416043741/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-supreme-court-confirms-decision-annul-lula-convictions-2021-04-15/ |archive-date=16 April 2021}}{{cite news |last=Brito |first=Ricardo |date=15 April 2021 |title=Brazil's Supreme Court confirms decision to annul Lula convictions |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-supreme-court-confirms-decision-annul-lula-convictions-2021-04-15/ |access-date=5 November 2022}} Lula launched his candidacy for president in 2022, selecting as his vice presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin, who had been a presidential candidate of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in 2006 and 2018 but changed his affiliation to the left-wing Brazilian Socialist Party in 2022.{{cite news |last=Boadle |first=Anthony |date=23 March 2022 |title=Former Sao Paulo governor Alckmin joins leftist party to be Lula's running mate |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-sao-paulo-governor-alckmin-joins-leftist-party-be-lulas-running-mate-2022-03-23/ |access-date=30 October 2022}}{{cite news |last=Paraguassu |first=Lisandra |date=14 December 2021 |title=Analysis: A possible alliance in the making between Lula, former rival in Brazil 2022 run |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/possible-alliance-making-between-lula-former-rival-brazil-2022-run-2021-12-14/ |access-date=15 December 2021}} The three parties supporting Bolsonaro in 2022 (Liberal Party, Progressistas, and Republicans) had supported Alckmin in 2018 and Rousseff in 2014.{{cite web |date=26 July 2018 |title=Após ameaças de divisão, Centrão fecha com Alckmin para tentar chegar ao segundo turno |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/valdo-cruz/post/2018/07/26/apos-ameacas-de-divisao-centrao-fecha-com-alckmin-para-tentar-chegar-ao-segundo-turno.ghtml |access-date=1 November 2018 |website=G1.globo.com}} After Bolsonaro's departure from the Social Liberal Party, the party merged with the Democrats to form the Brazil Union in 2022.{{cite web |title=TSE aprova registro do partido União Brasil |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/imprensa/noticias-tse/2022/Fevereiro/tse-aprova-registro-do-partido-uniao-brasil |access-date=9 February 2022 |website=Tribunal Superior Eleitoral |language=pt |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209144740/https://www.tse.jus.br/imprensa/noticias-tse/2022/Fevereiro/tse-aprova-registro-do-partido-uniao-brasil |url-status=dead }}
Electoral system
{{main|Electoral system of Brazil|Elections in Brazil}}
Brazil's president and vice president are elected as a joint ticket using the two-round system. The first round of elections is held on the first Sunday of October, which in 2022 was on 2 October.{{cite web |title=Legal Research Guide: Brazil – The Executive Branch |url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/legal-research-guide/brazil-executive-branch.php#elections |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626172227/http://www.loc.gov/law/help/legal-research-guide/brazil-executive-branch.php#elections |archive-date=26 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |publisher=Library of Congress}} A candidate who receives more than 50% of the total valid votes in the first round is elected. If the 50% threshold is not met by any candidate, the two candidates who receive the most votes in the first round participate in a second round of voting, held on the last Sunday of October (in this instance, 30 October 2022), and the candidate who receives a plurality of votes in the second round is elected. The 2022 Brazilian gubernatorial elections to elect the governors and vice governors of all states of Brazil and of the Federal District were held on the same dates and with the same two-round system as the presidential election. One-third of the 81 members of the Brazilian Senate were up for election in 2022, one senator being elected from each of the states and the Federal District using plurality voting. The other two-thirds of the Senate were elected in 2018.{{cite web |title=Federal Senate electoral system |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2044_B.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825041012/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2044_B.htm |archive-date=25 August 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union}}
All 513 members of the Chamber of Deputies (federal deputies) are elected from 27 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the states and the Federal District, varying in size from 8 to 70 seats. All members of the Legislative Assemblies of Brazilian states (state deputies) and of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (district deputies), varying in size from 24 to 94 seats, are also elected. These elections are held using open list, proportional representation, with seats allocated using integer quotients and the D'Hondt method.{{cite web |title=Chamber of Deputies electoral system |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2043_B.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825061603/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2043_B.htm |archive-date=25 August 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union}}{{cite web |title=How does the proportional system work? |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/o-tse/escola-judiciaria-eleitoral/publicacoes/revistas-da-eje/artigos/revista-eletronica-eje-n.-5-ano-3/como-funciona-o-sistema-proporcional |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124112712/https://www.tse.jus.br/o-tse/escola-judiciaria-eleitoral/publicacoes/revistas-da-eje/artigos/revista-eletronica-eje-n.-5-ano-3/como-funciona-o-sistema-proporcional |archive-date=24 November 2021 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}} All seven members of the District Council of Fernando de Noronha are elected by single non-transferable vote. Unlike elections for other offices in Brazil, candidates for this council are not nominated by political parties.{{Cite web |date=4 September 2018 |title=Arquipélago Fernando de Noronha terá eleição unificada pela 1ª vez |url=http://noticias.r7.com/brasil/arquipelago-fernando-de-noronha-tera-eleicao-unificada-pela-1-vez-04092018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122204931/https://noticias.r7.com/brasil/arquipelago-fernando-de-noronha-tera-eleicao-unificada-pela-1-vez-04092018 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=R7.com |language=pt}}
= Voters =
File:Logo_Eleições_2022_Brasil.svg
Voting in Brazil is allowed for all citizens over 16 years old. There is compulsory voting for literate citizens between 18 and 70 years old except conscripts; as there is conscription in Brazil, those who serve the mandatory military service are not allowed to vote.{{cite web |title=Direito/Obrigatoriedade do Voto |trans-title=Right/obligation to vote |url=https://www.tre-rj.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-frequentes/direito-obrigatoriedade-do-voto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216034954/https://www.tre-rj.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-frequentes/direito-obrigatoriedade-do-voto |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro |language=pt}} Those who are required but do not vote in an election and do not present an acceptable justification, such as being absent from their voting locality at the time,{{cite web |title=Justificativa Eleitoral |url=http://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/servicos/justificativa-eleitoral |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714034052/http://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/servicos/justificativa-eleitoral |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}} must pay a fine, normally R$3.51,{{cite web |title=Perguntas e respostas |trans-title=Questions and answers |url=https://www.tre-sp.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-e-respostas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005546/https://www.tre-sp.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-e-respostas |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo |language=pt}}{{cite web |title=Electoral fine |url=https://www.tre-rj.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-frequentes/multa-eleitoral |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216043449/https://www.tre-rj.jus.br/eleitor/perguntas-frequentes/multa-eleitoral |archive-date=16 December 2021 |publisher=Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro |language=pt}} which is equivalent to US$0.67 as of October 2022. In some cases, the fine may be waived, reduced, or increased up to R$35.13 (US$6.67).{{cite web |title=Resolution no. 23.659, of 26 October 2021, articles 127 and 133 |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2021/resolucao-no-23-659-de-26-de-outubro-de-2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214213911/https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2021/resolucao-no-23-659-de-26-de-outubro-de-2021 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}}
The Brazilian diaspora may only vote for president and vice president.{{cite web |title=Voter abroad |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/eleitor-no-exterior |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124112715/https://www.tse.jus.br/eleitor/eleitor-no-exterior |archive-date=24 November 2021 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}} Due to the Equality Statute between Brazil and Portugal, Portuguese citizens legally residing in Brazil for more than three years may also register to vote in Brazilian elections.{{Cite web |title=Com estatuto de igualdade de direitos políticos, há mais de 26 mil portugueses aptos a votar no Brasil |url=https://orapois.blogfolha.uol.com.br/2021/05/05/com-estatuto-de-igualdade-politica-ha-mais-de-26-mil-portugueses-aptos-a-votar-no-brasil/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124112713/https://orapois.blogfolha.uol.com.br/2021/05/05/com-estatuto-de-igualdade-politica-ha-mais-de-26-mil-portugueses-aptos-a-votar-no-brasil/ |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=Ora Pois |language=pt}}
= Candidates and political parties =
{{see also|List of political parties in Brazil}}
All candidates for federal, state, Federal District, and municipal offices must be nominated by a political party. For offices to be elected by majority or plurality (executive offices and senators), parties may form an electoral coalition (coligação) to nominate a single candidate. The coalitions do not need to be composed of the same parties for every nomination, do not need to be maintained after the election, and are not valid for offices to be elected proportionally (deputies and aldermen).{{cite web |title=Resolução nº 23.609, de 18 de dezembro de 2019 |trans-title=Resolution no. 23609, of 18 October 2019 |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2019/resolucao-no-23-609-de-18-de-dezembro-de-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005545/https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2019/resolucao-no-23-609-de-18-de-dezembro-de-2019 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}} A new law, valid for this election, also allowed parties to form a different type of alliance called federation (federação), which acts as a single party to nominate candidates for all offices in all locations, including those to be elected proportionally, and must be maintained with a single leadership structure over the course of the elected legislature.{{cite web |title=Entenda as diferenças entre coligações e federações e veja como funcionarão – Notícias |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/811671-entenda-as-diferencas-entre-coligacoes-e-federacoes-e-veja-como-funcionarao/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121014656/https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/811671-entenda-as-diferencas-entre-coligacoes-e-federacoes-e-veja-como-funcionarao/ |archive-date=21 January 2022 |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |language=pt}} Federations may also act as parties to form coalitions. For 2022, the federations formed were Brazil of Hope (PT–PCdoB–PV), Always Forward (PSDB–Cidadania), and the PSOL REDE Federation (PSOL–REDE).{{cite web |title=Party federations registered in TSE |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/partidos/federacoes-registradas-no-tse/federacoes-partidarias-registradas-no-tse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817143230/https://www.tse.jus.br/partidos/federacoes-registradas-no-tse/federacoes-partidarias-registradas-no-tse |archive-date=17 August 2022 |access-date=15 August 2022 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}}
For offices to be elected proportionally, each party must nominate candidates of each sex in a distribution between 30 and 70%. Under rulings by the Superior Electoral Court and the Supreme Federal Court, parties must also allocate their funds and broadcast time proportionally to the number of their candidates of each sex and race.{{cite news |last=Teixeira |first=Fabio |date=26 August 2020 |title=Brazil fights racism with new campaign rules for Black politicians |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-race-elections-idUSKBN25M2QN |access-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124180149/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-race-elections-idUSKBN25M2QN |archive-date=24 January 2021}}
= Procedure =
{{main|Electronic voting in Brazil}}
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Voting in Brazilian elections can only be done in person and only on election day, which is always a Sunday. There is no provision for either postal voting or early voting. Voter registration must be done in advance, and each voter can only vote in one designated voting station, either based on the voter's registered domicile or at a different location that the voter must specifically request if planning to be there temporarily on election day. Voters must provide photo identification at their voting station before proceeding to vote.{{cite web |title=Resolution no. 23669, of 14 December 2021 |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2021/resolucao-no-23-669-de-14-de-dezembro-de-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005606/https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2021/resolucao-no-23-669-de-14-de-dezembro-de-2021 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 September 2022 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}}
More than 92,000 voting stations were installed in all municipalities of Brazil, the Federal District, and Fernando de Noronha.{{cite web |title=Eleitorado da eleição |trans-title=Electorate of the election |url=https://sig.tse.jus.br/ords/dwapr/seai/r/sig-eleicao-eleitorado/home |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Most voting stations are in public schools.{{cite web |date=20 September 2022 |title=Saiba quantas zonas e seções eleitorais há no Brasil |trans-title=Know how many electoral zones and sections there are in Brazil |url=https://www.poder360.com.br/podereleitoral/saiba-quantas-zonas-e-secoes-eleitorais-ha-no-brasil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005546/https://www.poder360.com.br/podereleitoral/saiba-quantas-zonas-e-secoes-eleitorais-ha-no-brasil/ |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Poder 360 |language=pt}} In some sparsely populated areas, such as indigenous territories, the installation and use of voting stations requires extensive travel and logistics.{{cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=Magistrados estaduais do Amazonas designados para atuar no processo eleitoral levam a cidadania, por meio do voto, aos locais mais distantes do Estado |trans-title=State magistrates of Amazonas designated to act in the electoral process bring citizenship, by means of vote, to the most distant locations of the state |url=https://www.tjam.jus.br/index.php/menu/sala-de-imprensa/6636-magistrados-estaduais-do-amazonas-designados-para-atuar-no-processo-eleitoral-levam-a-cidadania-por-meio-do-voto-aos-locais-mais-distantes-do-estado |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005550/https://www.tjam.jus.br/index.php/menu/sala-de-imprensa/6636-magistrados-estaduais-do-amazonas-designados-para-atuar-no-processo-eleitoral-levam-a-cidadania-por-meio-do-voto-aos-locais-mais-distantes-do-estado |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Court of Justice of Amazonas |language=pt}} Voting stations were also installed in 160 locations in other countries, mostly in Brazilian diplomatic missions, for citizens residing abroad.{{cite web |date=27 September 2022 |title=Saiba mais sobre as eleições brasileiras no exterior |trans-title=Know more about Brazilian elections abroad |url=https://www.tre-df.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2022/Setembro/saiba-mais-sobre-as-eleicoes-brasileiras-no-exterior-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927234840/https://www.tre-df.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2022/Setembro/saiba-mais-sobre-as-eleicoes-brasileiras-no-exterior-1 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Regional Electoral Court of the Federal District |language=pt}}
Voting is done almost entirely on DRE voting machines, designed for extreme simplicity. The voter dials a number corresponding to the desired candidate or party, causing the name and photo of the candidate or party to appear on the screen, then the voter presses a green button to confirm or an orange button to correct and try again. It is also possible to leave the vote blank by pressing a white button, or to nullify the vote by dialing a number that does not correspond to any candidate or party. Paper ballots are only used in case a voting machine malfunctions or in locations abroad with fewer than 100 voters.
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The electronic system is subject to extensive tests, including on machines randomly selected from actual voting stations on election day, witnessed by political parties to rule out fraud. After voting ends, every machine prints a record of its total votes for each candidate or party, which is publicly displayed for comparison with the results published electronically.{{cite web |title=Auditoria e fiscalização |trans-title=Audit and inspection |url=https://www.justicaeleitoral.jus.br/urna-eletronica/oportunidades-de-auditoria-e-fiscalizacao.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906163720/https://www.justicaeleitoral.jus.br/urna-eletronica/oportunidades-de-auditoria-e-fiscalizacao.html |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Electoral Justice |language=pt}} The system delivers the complete election results usually a few hours after voting ends, which is extremely fast for such a large population as Brazil. At the same time, the system does not create a physical record of individual votes to allow a full election recount.{{cite web |title=Urna eletrônica |trans-title=Electronic voting machine |url=https://www.justicaeleitoral.jus.br/urna-eletronica/impressao-do-voto.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627133313/https://www.justicaeleitoral.jus.br/urna-eletronica/impressao-do-voto.html |archive-date=27 June 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Electoral Justice |language=pt}}
The partial vote count for an office can only start being published after voting has ended in all locations in Brazil voting for that office, to avoid influencing those still voting. Due to time zones in Brazil, in previous years the vote count for president (the only one that combines votes from more than one state) could only start being published after voting ended in UTC−05:00, two hours after it had ended for the vast majority of the population in UTC−03:00. To avoid this undesirable wait, the Superior Electoral Court ordered for 2022 that voting stations were to operate at the same time in the whole country, regardless of their time zone: 9:00 to 18:00 UTC−02:00, 8:00 to 17:00 UTC−03:00, 7:00 to 16:00 UTC−04:00, and 6:00 to 15:00 UTC−05:00.{{cite web |date=27 September 2022 |title=Votação em todo o país seguirá o horário de Brasília |trans-title=Voting in all of the country will follow Brasília time |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2022/Setembro/votacao-em-todo-pais-seguira-o-horario-de-brasilia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005546/https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2022/Setembro/votacao-em-todo-pais-seguira-o-horario-de-brasilia |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}} Politicians from the state of Acre (UTC−05:00) filed a legal complaint against this order due to the unreasonably early start of voting preparations in their local time; the complaint was dismissed by the Supreme Federal Court.{{cite web |date=12 September 2022 |title=STF nega medida cautelar para reverter horário de votação no Acre |trans-title=Supreme Federal Court denies injunction to revert voting time in Acre |url=https://g1.globo.com/ac/acre/eleicoes/2022/noticia/2022/09/12/stf-nega-medida-cautelar-para-reverter-horario-de-votacao-no-acre.ghtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913151503/https://g1.globo.com/ac/acre/eleicoes/2022/noticia/2022/09/12/stf-nega-medida-cautelar-para-reverter-horario-de-votacao-no-acre.ghtml |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=G1}} The unified voting time does not apply to voting stations for citizens abroad, which still operate from 8:00 to 17:00 local time, even though some of them end up to four hours after UTC−03:00.{{cite web |date=14 December 2021 |title=Voting start time in the whole country will be standardized by Brasília time, TSE decides |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2021/Dezembro/horario-de-inicio-de-votacao-em-todo-o-pais-sera-uniformizado-pelo-horario-de-brasilia-decide-tse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628125518/https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2021/Dezembro/horario-de-inicio-de-votacao-em-todo-o-pais-sera-uniformizado-pelo-horario-de-brasilia-decide-tse |archive-date=28 June 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022 |publisher=Superior Electoral Court |language=pt}}{{cite web |date=27 September 2022 |title=Voto no exterior |trans-title=Vote abroad |url=https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/arquivos/eleicoes-2022-fact-sheet-27-09.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002005547/https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/arquivos/eleicoes-2022-fact-sheet-27-09.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil |language=pt}} The same is expected to remain for 2026.
Presidential candidates
= Declared candidates =
== Brazil Union ==
- Ronaldo Caiado, orthopedic physician, former candidate for President of Brazil in 1989, former Federal Deputy for Goiás (1991–1995, 1999–2015), former Senator for Goiás (2015–2019), and current governor of Goiás (2019–present){{Cite web |date=1 November 2022 |title=8 políticos que entram no jogo para a disputa da Presidência da República em 2026 |url=https://www.jornalopcao.com.br/bastidores/8-politicos-que-entram-no-jogo-para-a-disputa-da-presidencia-da-republica-em-2026-438410/ |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Jornal Opção |language=pt-BR}}{{cite web|url=https://www.otempo.com.br/brasilia/caiado-busca-apoio-de-bolsonaro-para-presidencia-preciso-fazer-por-merecer-1.3319747|title=Caiado busca apoio de Bolsonaro para Presidência: 'Preciso fazer por merecer'|website=O Tempo|language=pt-br|date=27 January 2024|accessdate=28 January 2024}}
== Independent ==
- Danilo Gentili, comedian, writer, and political commentator{{Cite web |last=Agências |date=5 November 2022 |title=MBL quer lançar candidato próprio à Presidência em 2026 {{!}} O TEMPO |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/opiniao/politica/mbl-quer-lancar-candidato-proprio-a-presidencia-em-2026-1.2761915 |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=www.otempo.com.br |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |title=MBL: Kim anuncia Gentili como candidato a presidente em 2026 |url=https://pleno.news/brasil/politica-nacional/mbl-kim-anuncia-gentili-como-candidato-a-presidente-em-2026.html |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=pleno.news |language=pt}}
= Publicly expressed interest =
As of October 2024, the following notable individuals have expressed an interest in running for president within the previous six months.
== NOVO ==
- Romeu Zema, businessman, administrator, and Governor of Minas Gerais since 2019{{Cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=Tebet assumirá cargo-chave de olho na disputa pela Presidência em 2026 {{!}} Metrópoles |url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/politica-brasil/tebet-assumira-cargo-chave-de-olho-na-disputa-pela-presidencia-em-2026 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.metropoles.com |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=Moliterno |first=Danilo |date=2024-10-11 |title=Ideal é que direita tenha candidato único nas eleições de 2026, diz Zema |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/eleicoes/ideal-e-que-direita-tenha-candidato-unico-nas-eleicoes-de-2026-diz-zema/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}
== Republicans ==
- Damares Alves, lawyer, evangelical pastor, former legal aide to the Federal Senate, former Minister of Families, Human Rights, and Citizenship (2019–2022), Senator for the Federal District since 2023{{Cite web |title=Entrevista: 'Tem eu. Não esqueçam de mim, sou boa', diz Damares sobre alternativas da direita para 2026 |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/03/entrevista-tem-eu-nao-esquecam-de-mim-sou-boa-diz-damares-sobre-alternativas-da-direita-para-2026.ghtml |access-date=28 March 2023 |website=O Globo |date=28 March 2023 |language=pt-br}}
- Rodrigo Manga, tiktoker and mayor of Sorocaba{{Cite web |last=Murad |first=Vinícius |title=Prefeito “tiktoker“ de Sorocaba (SP) lança pré-candidatura à Presidência |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/prefeito-tiktoker-de-sorocaba-sp-lanca-pre-candidatura-a-presidencia/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}
== Workers' Party ==
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, trade unionist, former metalworker, and President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present){{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2025/04/lula-diz-a-deputados-que-e-candidatissimo-em-2026-e-faz-balanco-do-mandato.shtml|title=Lula diz a deputados que é 'candidatíssimo' em 2026 e reconhece que governo depende do Congresso|website=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt-br|first=Raphael|last=Di Cunto|date=24 April 2025|accessdate=25 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/blogs/taina-falcao/politica/lula-diz-a-senadores-que-sera-candidato-em-2026/|title=Lula diz a senadores que será candidato em 2026|website=CNN Brasil|language=pt-br|first=Tainá|last=Falcão|date=3 April 2025|accessdate=25 April 2025}}
== Independent ==
- Luciano Huck, TV host and presenter{{Cite web |last=Lo-Bianco |first=Alessandro |date=11 January 2023 |title=Luciano Huck tem sinal verde para contrato longo nos domingos da Globo |url=https://lobianco.ig.com.br/2023-01-11/globo-pode-ter-contrato-longo-luciano-huck.html |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=iG |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=Lo-Bianco |first=Alessandro |date=2024-08-15 |title=Candidatura de Huck à presidência não foi descartada para a Globo |url=https://lobianco.ig.com.br/2024-08-14/globo-nao-descarta-candidatura-de-luciano-huck-2026.html |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Portal iG |language=pt-BR}}
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Danilo Gentili
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Ronaldo Caiado
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Romeu Zema
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Damares Alves
from Paranaguá, Paraná}}
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
from Caetés, Pernambuco}}
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Luciano Huck
from São Paulo, São Paulo}}
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= Potential candidates =
As of January 2023, there has been speculation about the potential candidacy of the following notable individuals within the previous six months.
== Brazilian Democratic Movement ==
- Simone Tebet, professor, former Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul (2015–2023), candidate for president in 2022, and current Minister of Planning
- Helder Barbalho, current governor of Pará, former mayor of Ananindeua, and former Minister of National Integration, of the Ports and of Fishing and Agriculture.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-03 |title=Com indicações de Helder, família Barbalho chega a 20 integrantes em cargos no Pará |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/agencia-estado/2023/09/03/com-indicacoes-de-helder-familia-barbalho-chega-a-20-integrantes-em-cargos-no-para.htm |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=UOL |language=pt-br}}
== Democratic Labour Party ==
- Ciro Gomes, former mayor of Fortaleza, candidate for President of Brazil in 1998, 2002, 2018 and 2022, former federal deputy (2007-2011) and former Governor of Ceará (1991-1994){{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Os planos de Ciro Gomes para 2026, segundo o presidente do PDT |url=https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/2025/2/3/os-planos-de-ciro-gomes-para-2026-segundo-presidente-do-pdt-173425.html |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Revista Fórum |language=pt-BR}}
== Brazilian Social Democracy Party ==
- Eduardo Riedel, businessman, former director of the National Confederation of Agricultural Workers, and Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (2023–present)
== Brazilian Socialist Party ==
- Geraldo Alckmin, anesthesiologist, former Governor of São Paulo (2001–2006, 2011–2018), candidate for President of Brazil in 2006 and 2018, current Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and Vice President of Brazil{{Cite web |date=3 January 2023 |title=Lula pode disputar a reeleição em 2026, diz ministro Rui Costa |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2023/01/lula-pode-disputar-a-reeleicao-em-2026-diz-ministro-rui-costa.shtml |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}
- Márcio França, lawyer, former Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2007–2014), former Governor of São Paulo (2018), and current Minister of Ports and Airports
== Liberal Party ==
- Cláudio Castro, lawyer, former member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro (2017–2019), and Governor of Rio de Janeiro (2021–present){{Cite web |date=2 January 2023 |title=Brasil: asumieron los gobernadores de los 27 estados y esperan una reunión con Lula {{!}} Algunos se perfilan como presidenciables para los comicios de 2026 |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/512575-brasil-asumieron-los-gobernadores-de-los-27-estados-y-espera |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=PAGINA12 |language=es}}
== Republicans ==
- Hamilton Mourão, former general, former Vice-President of Brazil (2019–2022), and Senator for Rio Grande do Sul (2023–present)
== Sustainability Network ==
- Marina Silva, environmentalist, former Senator for Acre (1995–2003, 2008–2011), candidate for president in 2010, 2014, and 2018, Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2023–present), and Minister of the Environment (2003–2008, 2023–present)
== Social Democratic Party ==
- Gilberto Kassab, businessman, founder of the PSD, former Mayor of São Paulo (2006–2012), former Minister of Cities (2015–2016), former Minister of Science (2016–2018), and current State Secretary of Government of São Paulo (2023–present){{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |title=Análise: Lula cria novo centrão para chamar de seu de olho em 2026 |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2022/12/lula-cria-novo-centrao-para-chamar-de-seu-de-olho-em-2026.shtml |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}
- Ratinho Júnior, son of TV presenter Ratinho, businessman, former State and Federal Deputy from Paraná, former secretary of state of Paraná (2015–2017) and current Governor of State of Paraná (2019–present).{{Cite web |last= |title=Em show, Chitãozinho lança Ratinho Junior para presidente em 2026 |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/parana/em-show-chitaozinho-lanca-ratinho-junior-presidente-2026/ |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Ratinho Junior admite ser candidato à Presidência em 2026: 'Natural'.|url=https://paranaportal.uol.com.br/politica/ratinho-junior-candidato-presidente-2026|access-date=12 September 2023 |website=UOL |language=pt-BR}}
- Raquel Lyra, lawyer, former mayor of Caruaru (2017–2022), and Governor of Pernambuco (2023–present)
- Eduardo Leite, former mayor of Pelotas, pre-candidate for President of Brazil in 2022, and Governor of Rio Grande do Sul (2019–2022, 2023–present){{Cite web |last=Berutti |first=Ana Karenina |date=5 December 2022 |title=PSDB busca se reinventar após perda de protagonismo em Minas {{!}} O TEMPO |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/psdb-busca-se-reinventar-apos-perda-de-protagonismo-em-minas-1.2777018 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.otempo.com.br |language=pt-BR}}
== Socialism and Liberty Party ==
- Guilherme Boulos, writer, activist, member of the National Coordination for the Homeless Workers Movement, candidate for President of Brazil in 2018, candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 2020, and Federal Deputy from São Paulo (2023–present)
== Workers' Party ==
- Rosângela Lula da Silva, sociologist, First Lady of Brazil (2023–present)
- Gleisi Hoffmann, lawyer, former senator for Paraná (2014–2019), Federal Deputy for Paraná (2019–present), and National President of the Workers' Party (2017–present){{Cite web |title=Lula ainda não tomou posse e esquerda já busca sucessor |url=https://www.dn.pt/internacional/lula-ainda-nao-tomou-posse-e-esquerda-ja-busca-sucessor-15426753.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=www.dn.pt |language=pt-PT}}
- Fernando Haddad, academic, former Minister of Education (2005–2012), former Mayor of São Paulo (2013–2016), candidate for president in 2018, and current Minister of Finance
- Wellington Dias, bank clerk, writer, former senator for Piauí (2011–2015), former governor of Piauí (2003–2010, 2015–2022), and current Minister of Social Development (2023–present)
- Camilo Santana, agricultural engineer, former governor of Ceará (2015–2022), current Minister of Education (2023–present)
- Rui Costa, former governor of Bahia and current Minister of State Head of the Civilian House of the Presidency{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=Rui Costa: Governo está em disputa política e Lula deve intensificar viagens pelo Brasil |url=https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/rui-costa-governo-esta-em-disputa-politica-e-lula-deve-intensificar-viagens-pelo-brasil/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=CartaCapital |language=pt-BR}}
== Independent ==
- Flávio Dino, lawyer, former federal judge, former president of Embratur (2011–2014), former Governor of Maranhão (2015–2022), former Minister of Justice and Public Security (2023–2024), and current Justice of the Supreme Federal Court{{Cite web |last=Redação |date=2 January 2023 |title=Superexposição de Flávio Dino causou ciúmes entre os petistas durante toda transição de Lula |url=https://enquantoissonomaranhao.com.br/superexposicao-de-flavio-dino-causou-ciumes-entre-os-petistas-durante-toda-transicao-de-lula/ |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Enquanto Isso no Maranhão |language=pt-br}}
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|File:Simone Tebet em 2023 (cropped).jpg|{{center|Minister of Planning
Simone Tebet
from Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul}}
|File:Eduardo Leite no Palácio Piratini em março de 2019.jpg|{{center|Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
Eduardo Leite
from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul}}
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Raquel Lyra
from Recife, Pernambuco}}
|File:Governador Eduardo Riedel.jpg|{{center|Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul
Eduardo Riedel
from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro}}
|File:Filiação do ex-governador Geraldo Alckmin (51958929014) (cropped).jpg|{{center|Vice President of Brazil
Geraldo Alckmin
from Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo}}
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Márcio França
from São Vicente, São Paulo}}
|File:Senador Flávio Dino.jpg|{{center|Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Flávio Dino
from São Luís, Maranhão}}
|File:Cláudio Castro, governador do Rio de Janeiro.jpg|{{center|Governor of Rio de Janeiro
Cláudio Castro
from Santos, São Paulo}}
|File:10.02.2023 - Audiência com o Senador Bernie Sanders (52681087394) (cropped).jpg|{{center|Minister of the Environment
Marina Silva
from Rio Branco, Acre}}
|File:Governo do Estado de São Paulo - 52600908378.jpg|{{center|Former Mayor of São Paulo
Gilberto Kassab
from São Paulo, São Paulo}}
|File:Guilherme Boulos (cropped) (cropped).jpg|{{center|Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Guilherme Boulos
from São Paulo, São Paulo}}
|Janja da Silva (cropped).jpg|{{center|First Lady of Brazil
Janja Lula da Silva
from União da Vitória, Paraná}}
|File:Gleisi Hoffmann.jpg|{{center|National President of the Workers' Party
Gleisi Hoffmann
from Curitiba, Paraná}}
|Fernando Haddad posse min. da Fazenda.jpg|{{center|Minister of Finance
Fernando Haddad
from São Paulo, São Paulo}}
|File:Senadores da 57ª Legislatura (52689032501).jpg|{{center|Minister of Social Development
Wellington Dias
from Oeiras, Piauí}}
|File:Senador Camilo Santana.jpg|{{center|Minister of Education
Camilo Santana
from Crato, Ceará}}
|File:Ratinho Júnior em fevereiro de 2019.jpg|{{center|Governor of Paraná
Ratinho Júnior
from Jandaia do Sul, Paraná}}}}
= Declined to be candidates =
The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running:
== Liberal Party ==
- Michelle Bolsonaro, former First Lady of Brazil and wife of Jair Bolsonaro{{Cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Michelle Bolsonaro pode ser candidata a presidente da República em 2026 |url=https://www.jornalopcao.com.br/ultimas-noticias/michelle-bolsonaro-pode-ser-candidata-a-presidente-da-republica-em-2026-455199/ |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=Jornal Opção |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=Michelle Bolsonaro afirma que não será candidata em 2026 {{!}} Metrópoles |url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/politica-brasil/michelle-bolsonaro-afirma-que-nao-sera-candidata-em-2026 |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=www.metropoles.com |language=pt-BR}}
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from Ceilândia, Federal District}}}}
== Republicans ==
- Tarcísio de Freitas, engineer, former Minister of Infrastructure (2019–2022), and Governor of São Paulo (2023–present){{Cite web |date=2 January 2023 |title=Bolsonaro não vê Lula como candidato em 4 anos e mira dois adversários {{!}} Metrópoles |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/paulo-cappelli/bolsonaro-nao-ve-lula-como-candidato-em-4-anos |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.metropoles.com |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=Tortella |first=Tiago |date=3 July 2023 |title=Tarcísio de Freitas vê com cautela "herança política" de Jair Bolsonaro |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/tarcisio-de-freitas-ve-com-cautela-heranca-politica-de-jair-bolsonaro/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}
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Tarcísio de Freitas
from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro}}}}
== Independent ==
- Gusttavo Lima, sertanejo musician.{{Cite web |last=Martins |first=Leticia |title=Gusttavo Lima desiste de disputar a Presidência em 2026 |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/gusttavo-lima-desiste-de-disputar-a-presidencia-em-2026/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}
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Gusttavo Lima
from Presidente Olegário, Minas Gerais}}}}
- Felipe Neto, youtuber, businessman, actor, comedian, writer and philanthropist{{Cite web |date=3 April 2025|title=Felipe Neto se lança pré-candidato à Presidência, e fãs perguntam se anúncio é real |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=zv86G95G33Q |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=}}
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Felipe Neto
from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro}}
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= Ineligible =
The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy or have declared their interest, but have been declared ineligible by the Superior Electoral Court.
== Liberal Party ==
- Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil (2019–2023), member of the Chamber of Deputies (1991–2018), councillor of Rio De Janeiro (1989–1991).{{Cite web |date=30 June 2023 |title=Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro barred from elections until 2030, court rules - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazilian-president-bolsonaro-barred-by-courts-from-elections-until-2030/ |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Nicas |first=Jack |date=30 June 2023 |title=Brazil Bars Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-banned-office.html |access-date=6 July 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}
== Brazilian Labour Renewal Party ==
- Pablo Marçal, businessman, politician and digital influencer{{Cite web |date=22 February 2025 |title=Justiça Eleitoral de SP condena Marçal a 8 anos de inelegibilidade |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/justica-condena-marcal-a-8-anos-de-inelegibilidade/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=CNN Brazil |language=pt}}
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Jair Bolsonaro
from Glicério, São Paulo}}
|File:Pablo Marçal entrevista Kim Kataguiri (cropped).jpg|{{center|Businessman
Pablo Marçal
from Goiânia, Goiás}}}}
Congress
| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;line-height:1.3
|+Composition of the National Congress of Brazil | |||||||||
| scope=colgroup rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Party{{cite web|url=https://www.tse.jus.br/partidos/partidos-registrados-no-tse/registrados-no-tse|title=Partidos políticos registrados no TSE|website=Tribunal Superior Eleitoral|language=pt-br|accessdate=5 May 2023|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817143239/https://www.tse.jus.br/partidos/partidos-registrados-no-tse/registrados-no-tse|url-status=dead}}
! scope=colgroup colspan=3 | Chamber of Deputies ! scope=colgroup colspan=6 | Senate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col | Elected
! scope=col | Incumbent ! scope=col rowspan=2 | +/– ! scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Elected ! scope=col | Incumbent ! scope=col rowspan=2 | +/– ! scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Up for election{{cite web|url=https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/senadores/em-exercicio/-/e/por-partido|title=Senadores em Exercício - 57ª Legislatura (2023–2027)|website=Senado Federal|language=pt-br|accessdate=5 May 2023}} | |||||||||
| scope=col | 2022
! scope=col | 2025{{Cite web|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/bancada-atual|title=Bancada Atual|website=Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt-br|accessdate=8 March 2025}} ! scope=col | 2018 ! scope=col | 2022 ! scope=col | 2026 ! scope=col | 2030 | |||||||||
| {{Full party name with color|Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)}}{{efn|Named Party of the Republic before 2019.}} | 99 | 92 | {{decrease}}7 | 1 | 8 | 14 | {{increase}}5 | 6 | 8 |
| {{Full party name with color|Workers' Party (Brazil)}} | 69 | 67 | {{decrease}}2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | {{increase}}1 | 6 | 3 |
| {{Full party name with color|Brazil Union}} | 59 | 59 | {{steady}} | 8{{efn|4 senators from Social Liberal Party and 4 senators from Democrats, whose parties merged to form Brazil Union in 2022.}} | 5 | 7 | {{decrease}}6 | 2 | 5 |
| {{Full party name with color|Progressistas}} | 47 | 50 | {{increase}}3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | {{decrease}}2 | 3 | 3 |
| {{Full party name with color|Brazilian Democratic Movement}} | 42 | 44 | {{increase}}2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | {{increase}}3 | 10 | 1 |
| {{Full party name with color|Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)}} | 42 | 43 | {{increase}}1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | {{increase}}9 | 12 | 3 |
| {{Full party name with color|Republicans (Brazil)}} | 40 | 43 | {{increase}}3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | {{increase}}1 | 1 | 3 |
| {{Full party name with color|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}} | 17 | 18 | {{increase}}1 | 2 | – | 3 | {{increase}}1 | 2 | 1 |
| {{Full party name with color|Brazilian Socialist Party}} | 14 | 15 | {{increase}}1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | {{increase}}1 | 4 | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Brazilian Social Democracy Party}} | 13 | 13 | {{steady}} | 4 | – | 3 | {{decrease}}1 | 3 | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Socialism and Liberty Party}} | 12 | 13 | {{increase}}1 | – | – | – | {{steady}} | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Podemos (Brazil)}} | 12 | 15 | {{increase}}3 | 3{{efn|Including 2 senators from the Humanist Party of Solidarity, which merged into Podemos after the 2018 election.}} | – | 4 | {{increase}}1 | 4 | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Avante (political party)}} | 7 | 7 | {{steady}} | – | – | – | {{steady}} | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of Brazil}} | 6 | 7 | {{increase}}1 | – | – | – | {{steady}} | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Green Party (Brazil)}} | 6 | 5 | {{decrease}}1 | – | – | – | {{steady}} | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Solidarity (Brazil)}} | 7{{efn|Including 3 deputies from the Republican Party of the Social Order, which merged into Solidarity in 2023.}} | 5 | {{decrease}}2 | 2{{efn|Including 1 senator from the Republican Party of the Social Order, which merged into Solidarity in 2023.}} | 1{{efn|Including 1 senator from the Republican Party of the Social Order, which merged into Solidarity in 2023.}} | – | {{decrease}}3 | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Democratic Renewal Party (Brazil)}}{{efn|Merger of the Brazilian Labour Party and Patriota.}} | 4 | 5 | {{increase}}1 | 1{{efn|From the Progressive Republican Party, which merged into Patriota after the 2018 election.}} | – | – | {{decrease}}1 | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|New Party (Brazil)}} | 3 | 4 | {{increase}}1 | – | – | 1 | {{increase}}1 | 1 | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Sustainability Network}} | 2 | 1 | {{decrease}}1 | 5 | – | – | {{decrease}}5 | – | – |
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} | – | 1 | {{increase}}1 | – | – | – | {{steady}} | – | – |
| colspan=2 | Total | 513 | 513 | {{steady}} | 54 | 27 | 81 | {{steady}} | 54 | 27 |
Opinion polls
{{Main|Opinion polling for the 2026 Brazilian presidential election}}
See also
Notes
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