General elections were held in
Brazil on 1 October 2006 to elect all seats in the
Chamber of Deputies, one-third of the
Federal Senate, and members of the Legislative Assemblies of the
26 states and the
Federal District. As no candidate for president received over 50% of the vote, a second round run-off was held on 29 October between incumbent
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his challenger,
Geraldo Alckmin. A second round was also required in 10 states where no candidate for governor received a majority. Lula won the second round with over 60% of the valid votes and secured a new four-year term.