Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro will meet in Brazil's 25 October presidential run-off

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro will meet in Brazil's presidential run-off on 25 October, The Art Newspaper reported on 12 October 2026. The winner controls federal culture funding and policy, it said. A run-off is a second-round vote between the top two candidates.