A poll published by the firm AtlasIntel on Friday revealed that nearly half of Brazilians, 42 percent, believe that some form of “fraud” was committed during their country’s 2026 presidential election, which resulted in the reelection of socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
\n\nBrazilian outlets detailed that the survey was conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg between November 5-9, and has a two percent margin of error. Per Poder 360, which published a full copy of the survey, 42.2 percent of respondents said they believe “fraud” was committed during the election when asked, “Does the outcome of the 2026 presidential election reflect the will of the voters, or was there electoral fraud capable of altering the outcome of the race?”
\n\nConversely, 52.7 percent answered that the results “reflect the will of the electors.” Another 5.1 percent instead answered that they are unsure.
\n\nPresident Lula, the 81-year-old leader of the ruling far-left Workers’ Party (PT), was reelected for a fourth four-year term when he defeated conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the October 25 runoff election. The runoff’s results surprised many, as Bolsonaro, son of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, had defeated Lula in the first round of the election. Lula’s victory…
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