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PL gains ground as centrão loses seats in Brazil’s first-round election
Brazil’s PL party had a strong first round of the election, winning record numbers of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
It also won governorships in important states, and Flávio Bolsonaro emerged as a presidential frontrunner.
The centrão, a political bloc, had a major setback as its representation in Congress fell.
The election was highly polarized.
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PL had a historic performance in Brazil’s first-round election, winning record caucuses in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
The party also won governorships in important states.
Folha said Flávio Bolsonaro had become the favorite for the presidency.
The centrist bloc known as centrão saw its congressional caucuses shrink in what Folha called a historic defeat.
Folha attributed the results to a highly polarized election.
- Who
- The PL and the centrão.
- What
- PL won record caucuses in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate and governorships in important states, while the centrão’s congressional caucuses shrank.
- When
- In the first round of the election; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- Folha said the election was highly polarized.
PL
centrão
Congressional representation
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PL won record caucuses in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
centrão
The centrão’s caucuses in Congress shrank.
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- PL
- Record caucuses in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- Centrão
- Congressional caucuses decreased
- Flávio Bolsonaro
- Described by Folha as the presidential favorite
- Election
- First round was highly polarized
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