Will Renan Santos finish in third place in the first round of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election?

ResolutionResolved NO

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NO payout100¢

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Signal endedOct 5

Forecast updated

Sep 1 forecast

Recent national polls mostly place Renan Santos outside the top three, so a third-place finish is unlikely.

The clearest current evidence leans against Santos: most recent national readings put him fourth or fifth, while court-imposed restrictions have limited crucial digital campaigning. His path remains live because an Atlas/Intel poll had him virtually tied for third, several state polls place him third, and his registration remains valid. With little time left, he must quickly consolidate voters now supporting Augusto Cury and Ronaldo Caiado while reversing elevated rejection.

Points to NO

A national polling aggregator places Santos fifth, behind both Augusto Cury and Ronaldo Caiado.
The BBC News Brasil aggregator updated August 31 ranked Santos fifth nationally, with Cury third and Caiado fourth.
Court restrictions have sharply reduced Santos’s access to digital campaign channels during the closing stretch.
Restrictions reported August 31 prevented Santos from using most campaign profiles for election advertising, leaving only his initially reported website and X profile available.
Elevated voter rejection limits Santos’s ability to convert greater visibility into support.
A BTG/Nexus poll conducted August 28–30 found his rejection had risen beyond the poll’s margin of error after the Globo interviews.

Points to YES

Santos remains within striking distance of third place in at least one recent national poll.
The Atlas/Intel poll conducted August 25–30 placed Santos just two-tenths of a percentage point behind third-placed Augusto Cury.
Santos remains a valid candidate despite the pending legal dispute.
As of September 1, Santos’s candidacy registration remained valid after the campaign restrictions were imposed.

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