Lula da Silva was the most voted presidential candidate in the consular areas of Lisbon and Porto, according to official data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), and Flávio Bolsonaro won the vote in Faro.
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04/10/2026
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Sfollowing 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 14,948 votes, equivalent to 53.51%, against 10,548 votes of Flávio Bolsonaro, corresponding to 37,76%. 27,936 valid votes were counted.
The President also won in Porto, with 10,356 votes, the equivalent of 52.49% of the valid votes, against the 7,559 obtained by Flávio Bolsonaro, which make up 38.32% of the valid votes. 19.726 valid votes were counted.
In Faro, the victory was given to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro obtained 1,305 votes, 48.88%, and Lula da Silva obtained 1,097 votes, which is equivalent to 41.09%. 2,670 valid votes were counted.
More than 158 million Brazilians have today been called to the polls for the country's general elections, in which we also seek to elect the next President, in a highly polarized scrutiny between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
The elections, whose vote is mandatory in Brazil, for literate citizens between the ages of 18 and 70, aim to elect governors, senators and federal, state and district deputies, in addition to the next head of state.
The President, Luiz Inácio 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 field, four years after the father's defeat against the same opponent who now tries to defeat, despite the polls pointing to a technical draw.
If no candidate obtains today the required more than 50% of the valid votes, a second round is scheduled for October 25, according to the schedule of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
More than 134,000 Brazilians are registered in Portugal, but they will only help elect the President and Vice President of the Republic, and the voting tables closed at 5:00 p.m.
In Lisbon, due to the high number of voters, the vote took place in three locations – Rectory of the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In Porto, the tables worked at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP). In Faro, they voted at the consulate headquarters.
In the Portuguese capital were registered about 79,000 voters, in Porto more than 47,000 and in Faro almost 9,000.
Portugal is the second largest electoral college abroad, behind the United States of America.