Free campaign broadcast time returned to radio and TV on Friday the 9th and runs until October 23, with equal time for Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula, according to coverage. In the debut, Flávio promised to keep social programs, and Lula criticized cuts under Jair Bolsonaro’s government, G1 reports. Datafolha in the Federal District gave Flávio 49% and Lula 43% in the runoff; among valid votes, Folha’s calculation is 54% to 46%. In other questions from the institute, 43% expect life to stay the same if Lula wins, and 78% say it is very important that there be debates, but Record cancelled the debate it had planned. Anitta declared her vote for Lula, the TSE took down a website that paid cryptocurrency for support of Flávio, and Justice Kassio Nunes Marques issued a rule to speed up advertising cases.
The runoff is on October 25, and the broadcasts, endorsements and poll numbers move the market’s mood and the contest for leadership of Congress.
A number from the Federal District does not represent the country. Compare national polls, check the date and the margin of error, and be wary of videos without a source.
Those who see an edge for Flávio point to Datafolha, to the endorsements and to the market, which reacted with a record on the stock exchange.
Those who see the race as open recall that the Federal District poll is local, that the broadcasts have barely begun and that there are two weeks of campaign left.
What moves voters in the coming days is the advertising, not a famous name. It is worth watching whether the next national Datafolha polls confirm the gap and whether Electoral Justice keeps the fights over videos and websites in check without stalling the campaign.
G1 · Valor · Folha · Agência Brasil · Gazeta do Povo · Revista Oeste (Oct. 9–10) · poll as reported by the press; TSE registration not checked
Campaign broadcast time debuts in the runoff, Anitta declares her vote for Lula and Datafolha in the Federal District gives Flávio 49% to 43%
TV and radio advertising runs until October 23, with equal time for both candidates. The TSE took down a website that paid cryptocurrency for support of Flávio, and Record cancelled the debate between the two.
Free campaign broadcast time returned to radio and TV on Friday, October 9, for the runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT). According to Gazeta do Povo and Revista Oeste, the broadcasts run until October 23, with equal time for both, Monday through Saturday. In the debut, Flávio promised to keep the social programs, and Lula criticized cuts made under Jair Bolsonaro’s government, G1 reports. Valor sums up each side’s strategy: Flávio wants to talk about voters’ real lives, and Lula is counting on fear of what the opponent would bring. Lula also took part in a march in the Federal District, and Flávio met with political leaders in Rio, according to G1. On the polls, Datafolha in the Federal District gave Flávio 49% and Lula 43% in the runoff, G1 reports; among valid votes, Folha’s calculation is 54% to 46%. In other results from the institute, 43% expect life to stay the same if Lula wins, and the electorate is split over what a Flávio government would be like, according to G1 and Folha. The institute also asked why some voters did not vote in the first round: travel, health, lack of interest and work lead the reasons, and 13% cite lack of interest, G1 and Folha report; according to G1, abstention in 2026 was the highest since 1998. For 78%, it is very important that the two take part in debates, but Record cancelled the debate it had planned, Valor and Gazeta do Povo report.
Singer Anitta declared her vote for Lula in a social media video, criticized Flávio and said she had been naive in underestimating Bolsonarism, according to Valor and Folha. On the legal front, a TSE justice ordered the suspension of a website that offered cryptocurrencies to anyone who promoted content in favor of Flávio, G1, Valor and Agência Brasil report; Folha reported that the group behind the token fell out after losses and removed politics from the site until the election. Justice Kassio Nunes Marques issued a rule to speed up the review of advertising cases at the TSE after criticism, according to Valor and Folha, which also records a legal war in the runoff, with orders from justices against Lula and a PT lawsuit against Flávio. Also according to Folha, Flávio’s front-runner status is already affecting the contest for leadership of the Chamber and the Senate, and the centrão is on the move, with the reelection of Hugo Motta and Alcolumbre in doubt. In the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre put the PEC ending the 6x1 schedule on the agenda for Wednesday the 14th, according to G1, Valor and CNN Brasil. The market read the picture as favorable to Flávio, and the Ibovespa closed at a record. The election will be decided on October 25, and Monday the 12th is the holiday of Our Lady of Aparecida, with the stock exchange closed.