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Lula wins election after final votes tallied

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A Brazilian election thread that somehow became a seminar on term limits, voting theory, and whose supreme court is worse.

Term limits debate
Lula's fourth (non-consecutive) term sparked a long argument over whether term limits protect democracy from entrenched power or needlessly fire competent leaders voters still want.
Brazil's judiciary is politicized
Some Brazilian commenters argued the Supreme Court and electoral court favor Lula, citing the voting-hour extension and unequal rulings, while others pushed back demanding evidence and noting Bolsonaro's coup conviction.
Runoffs and voting systems
The second-round comeback prompted praise for runoff and ranked systems, with a side debate on IRV's flaws versus STAR or Condorcet methods.

Consensus: There is no real consensus; most agree Lula's win was more an anti-Bolsonaro vote than a left-wing mandate, and many wish Brazil had fresher candidates.

Recommended in the comments

STAR Voting (other): Commenters preferred it to IRV for avoiding non-monotonicity and favoring broadly acceptable candidates.
Ranked Robin (other): Suggested as a better upgrade for IRV jurisdictions that could reuse existing ranked ballots.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 4 hours ago.

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Posted: 2026-10-26 by laurenth
Category: Politics policy

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