Yes. On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro closed their campaigns with large rallies ahead of Sunday’s first-round presidential vote. Lula campaigned through São Paulo on a campaign truck and told supporters he expected a first-round win; Bolsonaro held a motorcycle caravan in São Paulo state and later events elsewhere, urging voters to finish the race in one round.
Opinion polls cited by AFP pointed to a statistical tie and a likely October 25 runoff rather than an outright first-round majority for either candidate. Brazil’s nearly 160 million registered voters were also electing lawmakers, governors, and some senators. Source: AFP.