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Brazil's electoral court approves eight presidential candidacies, while five remain under review

From Estadão · () Portuguese

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  • Brazil's Superior Electoral Court approved two additional presidential tickets, bringing the number of authorized candidacies for the 2026 election to eight.
  • The approved candidates include President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking re-election, and seven challengers.

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court approved two more presidential tickets on Friday, bringing the number of officially registered candidacies for the 2026 election to eight.

The approved candidates include President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party, who is seeking re-election. The list also includes Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party, Ronaldo Caiado of the Social Democratic Party, Romeu Zema of Novo, Edmilson Costa of the Brazilian Communist Party, Rui Costa Pimenta of the Workers' Cause Party, Hertz Dias of the Unified Socialist Workers' Party and Samara Martins of the Union of Populars.

Five other registration requests remain under review by the electoral court.

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