Brazil 2026 elections: Bolsonaro’s party sweeps Senate and state elections

Presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro not only scored a victory in the first round of Brazil’s 2026 elections . The far-right Liberal Party (PL, in Portuguese), which he leads, will also become the largest bloc in the Senate next year, and the party won the highest number of gubernatorial races in the country. At least five states will have governors from the PL starting in January 2027 after its candidates won in the first round with at least 50% of the vote. However, there could be more: two other candidates will go to a runoff on October 25, the same day Brazilians choose between…