Countries / South America
BRA
Elections in Brazil
presidential system
Next election
Brazilian parliamentary election - 4 October 2026
LI
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva live
Head of state & government - Workers' Party
In office since
1 January 2023
Party
Workers' Party
Region
South America
Next election
Brazilian parliamentary election
4 October 2026
Government
presidential system
Capital
Brasília
Population
213 421 037
Country facts
Legislature
National Congress of Brazil
Established
1822
Currency
Brazilian real
Official language
Portuguese
Capital
Brasília
Region
South America
Area
8,515,767 km2
Election history
30 October 2022presidential
Brazilian presidential election
won: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · turnout 79.1%
2 October 2022parliamentary
Brazilian parliamentary election
turnout 79.1%
28 October 2018presidential
Brazilian presidential election, 2018
won: Jair Bolsonaro
26 October 2014presidential
Brazilian presidential election, 2014
won: Dilma Rousseff
31 October 2010presidential
Brazilian presidential election
won: Dilma Rousseff
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Michel Temer Jair Bolsonaro
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.