2018 Brazilian general election
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Interest in “2018 Brazilian general election” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-07-21.
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Key Takeaways
- General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president, National Congress and state governors.
- On that day, right-wing outsider candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeated leftist Fernando Haddad and was elected President of Brazil.
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WikipediaGeneral elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president, National Congress and state governors. As no candidate in the presidential election received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff round was held of those offices on 28 October. On that day, right-wing outsider candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeated leftist Fernando Haddad and was elected President of Brazil.
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