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Brazilian Presidential Election (October 4, 2026, Round 1): Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos, SP) advances as the right-wing candidate to the October 25, 2026 runoff (confirmed by TSE by October 5, 2026)

Miss ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 7. September 2026 · Predicted for 4. October 2026 · Based on: Speculative

Probability

65%

Jair Bolsonaro is barred from elections until 2031 following his TSE conviction (2023). Tarcísio de Freitas, former Infrastructure Minister (2019–2022) and popular Governor of São Paulo, is the leading right-wing candidate and is backed by the Bolsonaro network (PL/Republicanos). Datafolha August 2026: Lula ~41%, Tarcísio ~32% — no candidate reaches an absolute majority (>50%) in Round 1, making a runoff near-certain. Polymarket 'Tarcísio wins 2026 presidency' (overall win, not just runoff entry): ~31% — runoff entry is substantially more probable than the overall win. Harvard DRCLAS and Foreign Policy name Tarcísio as the clear second-place front-runner.

Data basis for this prediction

Datafolha Aug 2026: Lula 41 %, Tarcísio 32 % (1. Runde, kein Mehrheitssieger; Datafolha.com)
Polymarket 'Tarcísio wins Brazil presidency 2026' (Gesamtsieg): ~31 % (Polymarket.com, Sep 2026)
Harvard DRCLAS: Tarcísio als führender Rechtskandidat 2026 (drclas.harvard.edu, Jul 2026)
TSE-Urteil Bolsonaro: Wahlsperre bis 2031 (TSE / Reuters, Jun 2023)

Verdict: Miss

[Vorzeitig entschieden] Tarcísio de Freitas kandidierte NICHT für das Präsidentenamt – er entschied sich für die Wiederwahl als Gouverneur von São Paulo und stand nicht auf dem Präsidentschaftswahlzettel. Quelle: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera Wahlübersicht.

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