Bolsonaro, Lula and supporters react as Brazil presidential election heads to runoff
Description: (5 Oct 2026)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brasilia, Brazil - 4 October 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro among a crowd of supporters and journalists
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Flávio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate:
“I’m very happy with the result we just saw. Almost 56 million Brazilians voting for me. I could not be more pleased to see that Brazil wants change. That’s what I take from today. Brazil wants change and I’m very happy with the results in all regions, in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rio de Janeiro - 5 October 2026
3. Mid of Bolsonaro supporters gathered in a bar
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luciana Sabença, athlete manager:
“A recently retired Supreme Federal Court justice said that Bolsonarismo (movement) had been defeated, but today we are showing that it isn't, that it is more alive than ever."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sao Paulo - 5 October 2026
6. Lula’s supporters gathered at Avenida Paulista and chanting UPSOUND (Portuguese): “Lula, Lula"
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Diego Damasio, Lula’s supporter:
“I find it very frustrating. I understand the anti-Workers' Party sentiment — the people who say we need to end corruption. Nobody likes corruption. But I cannot understand anyone who uses that rhetoric and thinks Flávio is an option.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sao Paulo - 4 October 2026
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil:
“The result is often unexpected, we never get everything we wanted. I confess to you that I was convinced I was going to win the election in the first round.”
9. Wide of Lula at the press conference
STORYLINE:
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy.
The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro would garner a majority in Sunday's first round of voting.
The runoff election will be held on October 25. The next presidential term begins January 5.
AP video shot by Eduardo François, Marko Alvarez, Mario Lobao and Maycron Abade, produced by Annika Wolters
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brasilia, Brazil - 4 October 2026
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro among a crowd of supporters and journalists
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Flávio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate:
“I’m very happy with the result we just saw. Almost 56 million Brazilians voting for me. I could not be more pleased to see that Brazil wants change. That’s what I take from today. Brazil wants change and I’m very happy with the results in all regions, in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rio de Janeiro - 5 October 2026
3. Mid of Bolsonaro supporters gathered in a bar
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luciana Sabença, athlete manager:
“A recently retired Supreme Federal Court justice said that Bolsonarismo (movement) had been defeated, but today we are showing that it isn't, that it is more alive than ever."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sao Paulo - 5 October 2026
6. Lula’s supporters gathered at Avenida Paulista and chanting UPSOUND (Portuguese): “Lula, Lula"
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Diego Damasio, Lula’s supporter:
“I find it very frustrating. I understand the anti-Workers' Party sentiment — the people who say we need to end corruption. Nobody likes corruption. But I cannot understand anyone who uses that rhetoric and thinks Flávio is an option.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sao Paulo - 4 October 2026
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil:
“The result is often unexpected, we never get everything we wanted. I confess to you that I was convinced I was going to win the election in the first round.”
9. Wide of Lula at the press conference
STORYLINE:
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy.
The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro would garner a majority in Sunday's first round of voting.
The runoff election will be held on October 25. The next presidential term begins January 5.
AP video shot by Eduardo François, Marko Alvarez, Mario Lobao and Maycron Abade, produced by Annika Wolters
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