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Bolsonaro wins 2018 Brazilian presidential runoff

General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the president, vice president, the National Congress, the governors, vice governors and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. In the causal graph this event sets in motion the driver Bolsonaro 2018 election and Brazilian conservative realignment.

Bolsonaro wins 2018 Brazilian presidential runoff
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General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the president, vice president, the National Congress, the governors, vice governors and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. As no candidate for president received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election for these offices was held on 30 October. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the majority of the votes in the second round and was elected president of…

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  1. FactBolsonaro wins 2018 Brazilian presidential runoff
  2. sets in motionDriverBolsonaro 2018 election and Brazilian conservative realignment

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Factrail. (2026). Bolsonaro wins 2018 Brazilian presidential runoff. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/bolsonaro-wins-2018-presidential-runoff-2018-10

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Accessed 15 October 2026.

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