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Brazilian general election, 2002
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General elections were held in Brazil on 6 October 2002. A second round of voting was necessary for the Presidential election, and this was held on 27 October.
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Although Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the most votes in the first round, he did not manage to cross the 50% barrier. This necessitated a second round, which Lula won comfortably, receiving 61.3% of the vote, compared to just 38.7% for José Serra
| Candidates | Votes | % 1st round | Votes | % 2nd round |
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| Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, PL, PC do B, PMN, PCB, PV) | 39,436,099 | 46.4 | 52,772,475 | 61.3 |
| José Serra (PSDB, PMDB, PP) | 19,694,843 | 23.2 | 33,356,860 | 38.7 |
| Anthony Garotinho (PSB, PGT, PTC) | 15,176,204 | 17.9 | - | - |
| Ciro Gomes (PPS, PDT, PTB) | 10,166,324 | 12.0 | - | - |
| José Maria de Almeida (PSTU) | 402,236 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO) | 38,619 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Total (turnout 82.3 and 79.5 %) | 84,914,015 | 100 | 86,129,335 | 100 |
| Notes: party of the candidate, supporting parties, unofficial supporting parties | ||||
| Source: Banco de Dados Eleitorais do Brasil | ||||
Lula's Worker's Party won the most seats in the Parliamentary elections, though failed to gain an outright majority as they won only 91 of the 513 seats.
| Parties | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | % | Total seats | elected in 2002 | |
| Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) | 16,093,987 | 18.4 | 91 | . | 14 | 10 |
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Partido da Social-Democracia Brasileira) | 12,534,774 | 14.3 | 71 | . | 11 | 8 |
| Liberal Front Party (Partido da Frente Liberal) | 11,706,231 | 13.4 | 84 | . | 19 | 14 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro) | 11,692,011 | 13.4 | 74 | . | 19 | 9 |
| Progressive Party (Partido Progresista) | 6,840,041 | 7.8 | 49 | . | 1 | - |
| Brazilian Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Brasileiro) | 4,616,860 | 5.3 | 22 | . | 4 | 3 |
| Democratic Labour Party (Partido Democrático Trabalhista) | 4,482,528 | 5.1 | 21 | . | 5 | 4 |
| Brazilian Labour Party (Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro) | 4,052,107 | 4.6 | 26 | . | 3 | 2 |
| Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) | 3,780,259 | 4.3 | 26 | . | 3 | 2 |
| Socialist People's Party (Partido Popular Socialista) | 2,682,339 | 3.1 | 15 | . | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of Brazil (Partido Comunista do Brasil) | 1,967,833 | 2.2 | 12 | . | - | - |
| Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (Partido da Reedificação da Ordem Nacional) | 1,804,655 | 2.1 | 6 | . | - | - |
| Green Party (Partido Verde) | 1,182,364 | 1.4 | 5 | . | - | - |
| Christian Social Party (Partido Social Cristão) | 504,611 | 0.6 | 1 | . | - | - |
| Social Labour Party (Partido Social Trabalhista) | 504,044 | 0.6 | 3 | . | - | - |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrático) | 452,386 | 0.5 | 4 | . | 1 | 1 |
| Social Liberal Party (Partido Social Liberal) | 408,512 | 0.5 | 1 | . | - | - |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro) | 304,092 | 0.3 | - | . | - | - |
| Humanist Party of Solidarity (Partido Humanista de Solidaridade) | 294,920 | 0.3 | - | . | - | - |
| Party of National Mobilization (Partido da Mobilização Nacional) | 282,875 | 0.3 | 1 | . | - | - |
| Progressive Republican Party (Partido Republicano Progresista) | 251,970 | 0.2 | - | . | - | - |
| General Party of the Workers (Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores) | 194,686 | 0.2 | - | . | - | - |
| Social Democratic Christian Party (Partido Social-Democrata Cristão) | 192,545 | 0.2 | 1 | . | - | - |
| Labour Party of Brazil (Partido Trabalhista do Brasil ) | 168,639 | 0.2 | - | . | - | - |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores) | 159,251 | 0.2 | - | . | - | - |
| Party of the Nation's Retirees (Partido dos Aposentados da Naçao) | 126,663 | 0.1 | - | . | - | - |
| National Labour Party (Partido Trabalhista Nacional) | 118,471 | 0.1 | - | . | - | - |
| Christian Labour Party (Partido Trabalhista Cristão) | 74,955 | 0.1 | - | . | - | - |
| Brazilian Communist Party (Partido Comunista Brasileiro) | 45,963 | 0.1 | - | . | - | - |
| Party of the Working Class's Cause (Partido da Causa Operária) | 29,351 | 0.1 | - | . | - | - |
| Total (turnout 82.3 %) | 87,549,923 | 100 | 513 | 81 | 54 | |
| Source: Banco de Dados Eleitorais do Brasil | ||||||
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