Details

Second-tier candidates were unable to compete with the two leaders of the election race, gaining less than 3% of the vote in their support.

Context

The electoral geography of the first round demonstrated a significant starting advantage of the right camp. The combined result of the center-right and libertarian candidates who left is 7.6% (more than 9 million votes), the vast majority of which are historically opposed to the left.

What's next

The decisive round of the presidential race in Brazil is scheduled for the last Sunday of the month – October 25. In the next three weeks, both finalists will face a series of face-to-face debates and a fierce struggle to mobilize voters in the largest megacities of the southeast of the country.