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Brazil general election 2026

Polling day · date declared · local times in America/Sao_Paulo (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-23

RaceBodySeatsPolls closeNowCounting authority
Presidenthead-of-stateScheduledSuperior Electoral Court
Chamber of Deputieslegislature-lower513ScheduledSuperior Electoral Court
Senatelegislature-upperScheduledSuperior Electoral Court
Governorssubnational-executiveScheduledSuperior Electoral Court

President

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night final-result · precedentTSE calendar: voting runs 08:00–17:00 Brasília time nationwide, and the count is published live from the close. 2022: the presidential runoff winner was declared on the evening of polling day, once the result could no longer change mathematically.
final-result — precedent2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
tse.jus.br/eleicoes/resultados-eleicoesresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)blocked
dadosabertos.tse.jus.bropen-dataresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)blocked
tse.jus.brauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)blocked

Chamber of Deputies

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night final-result · precedentTSE calendar: voting runs 08:00–17:00 Brasília time nationwide, and the count is published live from the close. 2022: the presidential runoff winner was declared on the evening of polling day, once the result could no longer change mathematically.
final-result — precedent2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
tse.jus.br/eleicoes/resultados-eleicoesresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)blocked
dadosabertos.tse.jus.bropen-dataresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)blocked
tse.jus.brauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)blocked

Senate

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night final-result · precedentTSE calendar: voting runs 08:00–17:00 Brasília time nationwide, and the count is published live from the close. 2022: the presidential runoff winner was declared on the evening of polling day, once the result could no longer change mathematically.
final-result — precedent2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
tse.jus.br/eleicoes/resultados-eleicoesresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)blocked
dadosabertos.tse.jus.bropen-dataresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)blocked
tse.jus.brauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)blocked

Governors

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night final-result · precedentTSE calendar: voting runs 08:00–17:00 Brasília time nationwide, and the count is published live from the close. 2022: the presidential runoff winner was declared on the evening of polling day, once the result could no longer change mathematically.
final-result — precedent2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
tse.jus.br/eleicoes/resultados-eleicoesresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)blocked
dadosabertos.tse.jus.bropen-dataresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)blocked
tse.jus.brauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)blocked

Questions and answers

When is the Brazil general election 2026?
Polling day is 2026-10-04 (declared).
When will the final result of the President race be official?
Expected between 2026-10-05T03:00:00Z and 2026-10-07T02:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. 2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.
When will the final result of the Chamber of Deputies race be official?
Expected between 2026-10-05T03:00:00Z and 2026-10-07T02:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. 2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.
When will the final result of the Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-10-05T03:00:00Z and 2026-10-07T02:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. 2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.
When will the final result of the Governors race be official?
Expected between 2026-10-05T03:00:00Z and 2026-10-07T02:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. 2022: the TSE finished totalising every polling section of the first round at 10:27 on Tuesday 4 Oct, two days after polling day; the window closes at the end of the second day after polling day, Brasília time. Winners are formally certified (diplomação) by 18 Dec 2026 (TSE calendar); settle on the totalised count, not on diplomação.
Where are the official President results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Superior Electoral Court (https://www.tse.jus.br/).
Where are the official Chamber of Deputies results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Superior Electoral Court (https://www.tse.jus.br/).
Where are the official Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Superior Electoral Court (https://www.tse.jus.br/).
Where are the official Governors results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Superior Electoral Court (https://www.tse.jus.br/).

Data

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Provenance: seed calendar (CC BY 4.0). Cite as: Election Index, "Brazil general election 2026", https://electionindex.org/election/brazil-general-2026, dataset 2026-09-24.29d6dd3f.