Luiz InácioLula da Silvaobtained 65.7% of the votes of registered Brazilian voters in Mainland China (excluding Hong Kong), according to the ballot results issued at the end of the voting in the Asian country at 17:00, 06:00 in Brasília time. This was the first time that a candidate fromPartido dos Trabalhadores(PT) won in all polling stations in Mainland China.
In the three sections ofMainland Chinasummed, 432 of the 1,500 eligible voters participated (28.8%). Lula received 268 valid votes (65.7%) and Flávio Bolsonaro 98 (24.0%). In 2018, Jair Bolsonaro won the election in the Asian country, and in 2022, Lula won in Shanghai and Beijing, but not in Guangzhou.
In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Flávio Bolsonaro won by a margin of 6 votes, with 105 votes (43.0%). Lula received 99 (40.6%). Renan Santos came in third with 12 votes (4.9%), followed by Ronaldo Caiado with 11 (4.5%) and Augusto Cury with 10 (4.1%). Of the 668 eligible voters, at least 244 participated in the polls.
By section, Lula obtained 52.2%Guangdong, 63.7% inShanghaiand 77.6% in Beijing. Flávio Bolsonaro came in second in all three, with 38.0%, 22.5%, and 16.4% respectively. The participation varied from 23.6% in Guangdong to 39.8% in Beijing; a total of 432 voters cast ballots in the three sections. The results for Hong Kong, the fourth section in China, which includes 668 eligible voters, have not yet been released.
Results by section
Results in China — 2026 Presidential Elections — First Round (10/04/2026)
| CANDIDATE | PARTY | GUANGDONG (eligible 419) | XANGAI (apartments 739) | PEQUIM (apartments 342) | HONG KONG (units 668) |
| LULA | PT | 48 (52,2%) | 116 (63,7%) | 104 (77,6%) | 99 (40,6%) |
| FLÁVIO BOLSONARO | PL | 35 (38,0%) | 41 (22,5%) | 22 (16,4%) | 105 (43,0%) |
| RENAN SANTOS | MISSION | 6 (6,5%) | 9 (4,9%) | 1 (0,7%) | 12 (4,9%) |
| WRITER AUGUSTO CURY | AVANTE | 1 (1,1%) | 7 (3,8%) | 3 (2,2%) | 10 (4,1%) |
| RONALDO CAIADO | PSD | 1 (1,1%) | 3 (1,6%) | 1 (0,7%) | 11 (4,5%) |
| ZEMA | NOVO | – | 4 (2,2%) | – | 5 (2,0%) |
| HERTZ DIAS | PSTU | – | 1 (0,5%) | – | – |
| SAMARA | UP | – | – | 2 (1,5%) | – |
| CLARIANA BARAO | DC | – | – | 1 (0,7%) | 1 (0,4%) |
| LEONARDO AVALANCHE | – | 1 (0,5%) | – | – | |
| RUI COSTA PIMENTA | PCO | 1 (1,1%) | – | – | 1 (0,4%) |
| VOTE | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| NULL VOTE | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | |
| TOTAL COUNTED | 92 nom. / 99 of 419 (23.6%) | 182 nom. / 197 of 739 (26.7%) | 134 nom. / 136 of 342 (39.8%) | 244 nom. / of 668 (min. 36.5%) |
In the 2022 elections, the same four locations recorded approximately 564 votes in the first round. For this year, the number of eligible voters has increased to 2,168, distributed among Guangdong (419), Hong Kong (668), Beijing (342), and Shanghai (739).
In the first round of 2022, the results in Brazilian constituencies of China were divided by city: in Hong Kong and Canton, Bolsonaro was ahead of Lula; in Beijing and Shanghai, Lula led with a significant margin. In the second round, the pattern remained the same: Bolsonaro obtained 54.3% in Hong Kong and 69.3% in Canton; Lula obtained 67.1% in Beijing and 66.8% in Shanghai.
The data were obtained directly from the ballot sheets, a public document issued by the TSE at the end of the voting and posted at the polling stations. According to the TSE manual, "copies of the ballot sheet are guaranteed to party observers, and can also be delivered to interested parties present at the time of the ballot closure".
New Zealand, South Korea, and Australia
Lula also won in New Zealand, South Korea, and partially in Australia. In New Zealand, where the vote took place on Saturday (10/3), the leftist candidate obtained 73.4% of the valid votes and Flávio Bolsonaro, 15.8%. In South Korea, it was 56.9% for Lula and 33.3% for Bolsonaro, with a total of 216 nominal votes. In Australia, with 26 of the 29 constituencies counted, Lula has 5,283 votes (64.9%) and Bolsonaro, 2,022 (24.8%). Compared to the first round of 2022, when Lula competed against Jair Bolsonaro, the leftist candidate increased his margin in New Zealand (from 70.3% to 73.4%) and decreased in South Korea (from 64.3% to 56.9%), in an election where more candidates share the votes.