Follow up on the elections in Brazil
The Pirate Party of Brazil (Pirate Party of Brazil (Partido Pirata do Brasil, PIRATAS) has provided us with this follow up on the earlier update following the results of the presidential runoff. Brazil Shines as a Beacon Against Extremism in a Historic Election On October 25, 2026, Workers’ Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured 51.6% of the vote, achieving a remarkable electoral victory over his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. After finishing second in the first round of the presidential election, Lula faced a challenging path to victory. Historically, no candidate who finished second in the first round had ever gone on to win Brazil’s presidential runoff. His victory therefore …