What to know about Brazil’s 2026 presidential election

For the second election in a row, Brazilian voters face a choice between left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a right-wing candidate from the Bolsonaro family.The country’s fractious election is set to take place during a wave of successful far-right candidates across Latin America and a sensitive time in Brazil’s modern political history.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro still essentially tied in new polllist 2 of 3Lula warns against foreign interference in Brazil election at UNlist 3 of 3Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro to institute debt ceiling if elected presidentend of listFormer right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence over his role in a coup plot following his loss to Lula in 2022. The conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and several military officers raised questions about the resilience of Brazilian democracy, revived several decades ago following a period of rule by a United States-backed military dictatorship.An explosive corruption scandal has implicated prominent figures and institutions across the political spectrum, and observers have expressed concern about possible US intervention.Polls su...