
The Liberal Party (PL) is seen as the big winner of the week after a historic performance in the elections, while the centrão is classified as the loser due to the reduction of its seats in Congress in a scenario of high polarization.
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The text analyzes the results of the first round of Brazilian elections, focusing on the change of power between parties.
Winner of the week: the PL, which had a historic performance in the first round, electing record benches in the Chamber and Senate, winning governments in important states and placing Flávio Bolsonaro as the favorite for the Presidency.
Loser of the week: the centrão, which had an equally historic defeat, seeing its benches shrink in Congress, in the midst of a highly polarized election.

Flavio Bolsonaro, in a motorcade in São Gonçalo, stated that he will assume the presidency in 2027 with the sash presented by his father, Jair Bolsonaro. The PL candidate also defended the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility to 16 years and stricter penalties for robberies.

During a campaign event in Natal, President Lula defended the maintenance of fuel subsidies and criticized proposals for budget cuts from his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the context of the second round of elections.

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro declared in São Gonçalo (RJ) that the actions against former president Jair Bolsonaro will boost his own candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, reiterating the expectation that his father will hand him the presidential sash.

President Lula and Minas Gerais authorities lamented the death of three military police officers after the crash of a corporation plane in Santana do Paraíso (MG). The victims were on a license check flight when the accident occurred.

The president arrived in Rio Grande do Norte to campaign for the second round. The state is the only one in the Northeast with a state dispute still open between Cadu de Lula and Allyson Bezerra.

Governor Eduardo Leite and governor-elect Luciano Zucco held the first transition meeting at Palácio Piratini. Technical teams will meet weekly from October 19th to align the delivery of state management.