Lula da Silva was the most voted presidential candidate in the consular areas of Lisbon and Porto in the second round, according to the official data of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), and Flávio Bolsonaro won in Faro.
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25/10/2026
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Lula da Silva was the most voted presidential candidate in the consular areas of Lisbon and Porto in the second round, according to the official data of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), and Flávio Bolsonaro won in Faro.
According to the data published by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the head of state, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which competes for a fourth term, won in the consular area of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, where the largest number of voters were concentrated, with 19,420 votes, equivalent to 60.10%, against 12,894 votes of Flávio Bolsonaro, corresponding to 39.90%. A total of 32,314 valid votes were counted.
The president also won in Porto, with 13,435 votes, the equivalent of 60,13% of the valid votes, against the 8,910 of Flávio Bolsonaro, which make up 39.87% of the valid votes. A total of 22,345 valid votes were counted.
In Faro, the victory was given to the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who achieved 1,629 votes, 52.67%, and Lula da Silva obtained 1,464 votes, which is equivalent to 47.33%. 3,093 valid votes were counted.
More than 158 million Brazilians were called to the polls today for the second round of the presidential election between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, in a highly polarized ballot and in which candidates are technically tied in polls.
In the first round, held on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro obtained 47.03% of the valid votes, against 45.16% of Lula da Silva, an advantage of 2.224,965 votes, and since the introduction of the system of two rounds in the Brazilian presidential, in 1989, no candidate who finished the first vote in second place managed to win the election.
The President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, seeks re-election at the age of 80 and his fourth term, while Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, tries to return power to the Bolsonarian camp, four years after his father's defeat against the same opponent who now tries to defeat.
In Portugal there are more than 134,000 Brazilians who should vote mandatory in today's presidential elections, at the voting tables available in the country.
According to Brazilian legislation, voting is mandatory for all literate citizens aged 18 to 70, even if they are emigrated.
In Lisbon some 79,000 voters were registered, in Porto there were more than 47,000 and in Faro almost 9,000.
The Portuguese capital is the largest voting point for Brazilians abroad and Portugal is the second largest electoral college abroad, behind the United States of America.