The next Brazil general election is scheduled to be held on Sunday 30 October 2022 to elect the Prime Minister, Mayors and the Congress
Background[]
The result at the last general election and the current situation in the Congress is given below:
Date of the election[]
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 1931 (FTPA) introduced fixed-term parliaments to Brazil, with elections scheduled on the last Sunday in October of the fourth year after the previous general election.
Removing the power of the monarch, on advice of the prime minister, to dissolve parliament before its four-year maximum length, the act permits early dissolution if the House of Congresspeople votes by a two-thirds supermajority. Parliament is also dissolved if a government loses a vote of no confidence by a simple majority and a new government is not formed within 14 days. Alternatively, a bill requiring just a simple majority in both Houses could be introduced to establish in law an earlier date for the election, which is how the date of the previous general election was set in 2018.
Thus, the next general election is due to take place on Sunday 30 October 2022. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the Prime Minister may schedule polling day up to two months after 30 October, subject to approval by both Houses.
Opinion polling[]
The chart below shows opinion polls conducted for the next Brazil general election. The trend lines are local regressions (LOESS).