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{{Infobox election
| country = Brazil
| previous_election = 2002 Brazilian general election
| previous_year = 2002
| next_election = 2010 Brazilian general election
| next_year = 2010
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| type = presidential
| election_date = 1 October 2006 (first round)<br />29 October 2006 (second round)
| turnout = 83.25% (first round)<br />81.01% (second round)
| election_name = Presidential election
| alliance_name = no

| image1 = Lula - foto oficial - 05 jan 2007 (cropped2).jpg
| candidate1 = {{nowrap|'''[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]'''}}
| party1 = Workers' Party (Brazil)
| alliance1 = ''Strength of the People''
| running_mate1 = '''[[José Alencar]]'''
| popular_vote1 = '''58,295,042'''
| percentage1 = '''60.83%'''

| image2 = Alckmingeraldo2006 (cropped 2).jpg
| candidate2 = [[Geraldo Alckmin]]
| party2 = Brazilian Social Democracy Party
| alliance2 = ''For a Decent Brazil''
| running_mate2 = José Jorge
| popular_vote2 = 37,543,178
| percentage2 = 39.17%
| map = {{Switcher
| [[File:2006 Brazil Presidential Elections, Round 2.svg|275px]]
| Second round vote share
| [[File:2006 Brazil Presidential Elections, Round 1.svg|275px]]
| First round vote share
| default=1
}}

| title = President
| before_election = [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]
| before_party = Workers' Party (Brazil)
| after_election = [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]
| after_party = Workers' Party (Brazil)

| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed=yes
| election_name=Chamber of Deputies election
| seats_for_election=All 513 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]]
| election_date = 1 October 2006
| majority_seats = 257

|party1=Workers' Party (Brazil)|leader1=[[Ricardo Berzoini]]|percentage1=15.01|seats1=83|last_election1=91
|party2=[[Brazilian Democratic Movement|PMDB]]|leader2=[[Michel Temer]]|percentage2=14.57|seats2=89|last_election2=74
|party3=Brazilian Social Democratic Party|leader3=[[Tasso Jereissati]]|percentage3=13.62|seats3=65|last_election3=71
|party4=[[Democrats (Brazil)|PFL]]|leader4=[[Jorge Bornhausen]]|percentage4=10.93|last_election4=84|seats4=65
|party5=Progressistas|color5={{party color|Progressive Party (Brazil)}}|leader5=|percentage5=7.15|seats5=42|last_election5=49
|party6=Brazilian Socialist Party|leader6=[[:pt:Roberto Amaral|Roberto Amaral]]|seats6=27|percentage6=6.15|last_election6=22
|party7=Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|leader7=[[Carlos Lupi]]|percentage7=5.21|seats7=24|last_election7=21
|party8=Brazilian Labour Party (current)|color8=#7B7B7B|leader8=[[Roberto Jefferson]]|percentage8=4.72|seats8=22|last_election8=26
|party9=Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|leader9=[[Valdemar Costa Neto]]|percentage9=4.37|seats9=23|last_election9=26
|party10=[[Cidadania|PPS]]|color10={{party color|Popular Socialist Party (Brazil)}}|leader10=|percentage10=3.90|seats10=21|last_election10=15
|party11=Green Party (Brazil)|leader11=[[:pt:José Luiz Penna|José Luiz Penna]]|percentage11=3.61|seats11=13|last_election11=5
|party12=Communist Party of Brazil|leader12=|percentage12=2.13|seats12=13|last_election12=12
|party13=Social Christian Party (Brazil)|leader13=|seats13=9|last_election13=1|percentage13=1.88
|party14=Socialism and Liberty Party|leader14=[[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]]|percentage14=1.23|seats14=3|last_election14=new
|party15=Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order|leader15=[[Enéas Carneiro]]|percentage15=0.97|last_election15=6|seats15=2
|party16=Party of National Mobilization|leader16=|percentage16=0.94|seats16=3|last_election16=1
|party17=[[Act (Brazil)|PTC]]|color17={{party color|Christian Labour Party}}|leader17=[[:pt:Daniel Tourinho|Daniel Tourinho]]|percentage17=0.87|seats17=4|last_election17=0
|party18=Humanist Party of Solidarity|leader18=|percentage18=0.47|seats18=2|last_election18=0
|party19=[[Avante (political party)|PTdoB]]|color19={{party color|Labour Party of Brazil}}|leader19=[[:pt:Luis Tibé|Luis Tibé]]|percentage19=0.33|seats19=1|last_election19=0
|party20=[[Party of the Nation's Retirees|PAN]]|leader20=|percentage20=0.28|seats20=1|last_election20=0
|party21=[[Republicans (Brazil)|PRB]]|leader21=|percentage21=0.26|seats21=1|last_election21=New

| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed=yes
| election_name=Senate election
| seats_for_election=27 of the 81 seats in the [[Brazilian Senate|Senate]]
| election_date = 1 October 2006

|party1=[[Democrats (Brazil)|PFL]]|leader1=[[Jorge Bornhausen]]|seats1=18|percentage1=25.66|last_election1=19
|party23=Workers' Party (Brazil)|leader23=[[Ricardo Berzoini]]|percentage23=19.22|seats23=10|last_election23=14
|party24=Brazilian Social Democratic Party|leader24=[[Tasso Jereissati]]|percentage24=12.50|seats24=14|last_election24=11
|party25=[[Brazilian Democratic Movement|PMDB]]|leader25=[[Michel Temer]]|percentage25=12.03|seats25=16|last_election25=19
|party26=Communist Party of Brazil|leader26=|percentage26=7.54|seats26=2|last_election26=0
|party27=Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|leader27=[[Carlos Lupi]]|percentage27=5.95|seats27=5|last_election27=5
|party28=Progressistas|color28={{party color|Progressive Party (Brazil)}}|leader28=|percentage28=5.01|seats28=1|last_election28=1
|party29=Brazilian Labour Party (current)|color29=#7B7B7B|leader29=[[Roberto Jefferson]]|leader31=|percentage29=3.17|seats29=4|last_election29=3
|party30=Brazilian Socialist Party|leader30=[[:pt:Roberto Amaral|Roberto Amaral]]|percentage30=2.54|seats30=3|last_election30=4
|party31=[[Cidadania|PPS]]|color31={{party color|Popular Socialist Party (Brazil)}}|seats31=1|last_election31=1|percentage31=1.46
|party32=Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|leader32=[[Valdemar Costa Neto]]|percentage32=0.83|seats32=3|last_election32=3
|party33=Brazilian Labour Renewal Party|leader33=[[Levy Fidelix]]|percentage33=0.76|last_election33=0|seats33=1
|party34=Socialism and Liberty Party|leader34=[[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]]|percentage34=0.42|seats34=1|last_election34=new
|party35=[[Republicans (Brazil)|PRB]]|leader35=|percentage35=0.31|seats35=2|last_election35=New
}}}}}}}}{{Politics of Brazil}}

General elections were held in [[Brazil]] on 1 October 2006 to elect the president, [[National Congress of Brazil|National Congress]] and [[List of current state governors in Brazil|state governors]], with a second round of the presidential election on 29 October as no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Elected by a wide margin in the [[2002 Brazilian general election|2002 presidential elections]], incumbent [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] of the centre-left [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]] (PT) ran for reelection. During his first term in office, Lula implemented a wide array of social programs, including the [[Fome Zero]] (''Zero Hunger'') and [[Bolsa Família]] (''Family Allowance)'' programs. The programs were credited for a historic 27.7% drop in the poverty rate during Lula's first term in office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miséria no Brasil cai 27,7% no 1º mandato de Lula - Economia|url=https://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,miseria-no-brasil-cai-27-7-no-1-mandato-de-lula,54881|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Estadão|language=pt-BR}}</ref> However, the [[Mensalão scandal]], a corruption scandal that implicated politicians in the PT<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-11-16|title=Brazil Mensalao trial: Former chief of staff jailed|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-24967116|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> and other parties,<ref>{{cite news|date=June 22, 2005|title=IstoÉ online|language=pt|url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/1862/brasil/1862_prof_mensalao.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=April 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427121449/http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/1862/brasil/1862_prof_mensalao.htm|archive-date=April 27, 2006}}</ref> briefly caused a decline in Lula's popularity in the year prior to the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Folha Online - Brasil - Popularidade de Lula cai quase dez pontos, diz CNT/Sensus - 13/09/2005|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u72298.shtml|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> As he did in 2002, Lula would choose centre-right [[Vice President of Brazil|Vice President]] [[José Alencar]] of the [[Brazilian Republican Party]] (PRB) as his running mate, despite rumors he would choose a [[Brazilian Democratic Movement]] (PMDB) member.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lula deve trocar de vice em 2006 e deseja PMDB para ter maioria - 08/11/2005 - UOL Últimas Notícias|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultnot/2005/11/08/ult27u52207.jhtm|access-date=2020-12-05|website=noticias.uol.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.senado.leg.br/bdsf/bitstream/handle/id/400552/complemento_1.htm?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|access-date=2020-12-05|title=DECISÃO SAI APÓS REUNIÃO COM PMDB AMANHÃ|website=www2.senado.leg.br}}</ref> During his presidential campaign Lula performed best among working-class voters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Brazil election divides nation between rich and poor|url=https://www.vaildaily.com/news/brazil-election-divides-nation-between-rich-and-poor/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=vaildaily.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]] (PSDB), the dominant [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] force in Brazilian politics and the PT's main rival at the national level, chose former [[List of Governors of São Paulo|Governor of São Paulo]] [[Geraldo Alckmin]] as the party's presidential nominee. Closely affiliated with the Brazilian business establishment,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-05-15|title=Brazil's Pro-Business Candidate Won't Win Alone, Protege Says|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/brazil-s-pro-business-candidate-won-t-win-alone-protege-says|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> Alckmin was very popular as Governor of [[São Paulo]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-11-14|title=AVALIAÇÃO DO GOVERNADOR DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - GERALDO ALCKMIN|url=http://datafolha.folha.uol.com.br/po/aval_gov_sp_17032006.shtml|access-date=2020-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114122607/http://datafolha.folha.uol.com.br/po/aval_gov_sp_17032006.shtml|archive-date=2006-11-14}}</ref> a stronghold of the PSDB. During his presidential campaign, Alckmin pushed for tax cuts,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/eleicoes2006/interna/0,,OI1039126-EI6652,00.html| title=PSDB lança esboço do programa de governo de Alckmin| agency=[[Reuters]]| publisher=[[Terra (portal)|Terra]]| date=11 June 2006| access-date=18 August 2013 | language=pt}}</ref> and he performed best among wealthy voters,<ref name=":0" /> while trailing in the working-class vote to Lula. To expand his coalition, Alckmin chose [[Brazilian Senate|Senator]] José Jorge of [[Pernambuco]], a member of the centre-right [[Democrats (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party]] (PFL), as his running mate.

Though Lula was expected to win in the first round with a large majority, the President unexpectedly received 48.7% to Alckmin's 41.6%, mandating the need for a second round.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-02|title=Election runoff for Lula|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/03/brazil.mainsection|access-date=2020-12-05|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> This was partially attributed to a late breaking scandal in 2006 known as ''Dossiergate'' which involved PT leadership, which allowed Alckmin to surge significantly in the weeks prior to the runoff.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2006|title=Brazilian Justice Indicts Six Close Aides of Lula for Dossiergate|url=https://www.brazzil.com/7299-brazilian-justice-indicts-six-close-aides-of-lula-for-dossiergate/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=brazzil|language=en-US}}</ref> Nonetheless, Lula won in a landslide in the second round, with Alckmin garnering a lower vote percentage than he did in the first round.<ref>{{Cite news|last=MacSwan|first=Angus|date=2006-10-29|title=Brazil's Lula wins second term with landslide|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-election-idUSN1233058620061029|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> In 2007, Lula would take office for the second time as President of Brazil.

In 2022, Lula was elected to a third term with Alckmin (who lost to Lula in this election) as his running mate. They were sworn in as president and vice-president respectively on 1 January 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellsworth |first1=Brian |last2=Paraguassu |first2=Lisandra |date=31 October 2022 |title=Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/ |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>

== Background ==
The 2006 election was held amid a clear reorganization of the political forces of the country. After three failed attempts, Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was eventually elected president. The financial market feared his government would be a threat to the new-found economic stability. Lula, once considered a member of the radical left wing, implemented unorthodox [[neoliberal]] policies on the economic field, resembling the [[Presidency of Fernando Henrique Cardoso|Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration]], but not succumbing, however, to [[privatization]] pressures. On the social field, Lula gained notice for [[Fome Zero]], a successful measure to eradicate extreme poverty. Cardoso was mentioned as a potential candidate in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Para presidente em 2006, Lula 28,5%, FHC 16,6% - Política|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,para-presidente-em-2006-lula-28-5-fhc-16-6,20040622p36775|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Estadão|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

The Workers' Party was, thus, deemed less [[socialist]] and more [[social democratic]]. As the party moved deeper into the centre-left spectrum, allying with centrist [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]], a series of complaints were made by members of its far left factions, which accused it of betraying its ideals and founding charter. Despite the discredit of the Workers' Party among traditional leftists, they strongly supported Lula as the real left wing alternative. The [[Brazilian Communist Party]], for instance, supported Lula on the second round, unlike its presidential candidate [[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]], informing its members of the alleged regression [[Geraldo Alckmin]] would represent if elected.

Two former members of the Workers' Party, [[Cristovam Buarque]] and Heloísa Helena, launched their candidacies as "alternative left" candidates for the [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] and the [[Socialism and Liberty Party]], respectively. They once discussed the possibility of forming a coalition themselves. Both parties were criticised by the left on the second round for not supporting Lula.

The campaign for void voting reached its peak on the 2006 election, with [[MTV Brasil]] (unlike its [[MTV|American branch]], which advocates voting initiatives like [[Rock the Vote]] among younger audiences) becoming the first TV network to officially support it.

== Electoral system ==
The 2006 elections were the last marked by the now extinct "verticalization rule", that forced parties to ally on the state level with the same parties for which they were allied nationwide. This rule was introduced at the [[2002 Brazilian general election|2002 general elections]] by the [[Supreme Electoral Court (Brazil)|Supreme Electoral Court]].

== Workers' Party vice-presidential selection ==
In [[2002 Brazilian general election|2002]], the ability of [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]], known as Lula, to finally get elected after three previous attempts. The choice of millionaire businessman [[José Alencar]], then a member of the [[Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|Liberal Party]] (PL), was partially credited as a reason for his victory. Alencar was widely-known and respected as a self-made man in industrial circles and his choice signaled that Lula was not going to transform the country into a full-fledged socialist economy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-04-01|title=José Alencar obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/01/jose-alencar-obituary|access-date=2020-12-04|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

Nevertheless, going into the 2006 presidential election, Lula considered replacing Alencar in favor of a different running mate. Indeed, one report by ''[[Folha de S.Paulo]]'' in 2006 stated that it was "incredibly unlikely" that Alencar would be chosen again.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Folha de S.Paulo - Eleições 2006/Presidência: Sem PMDB, Ciro é o mais cotado para ser o vice de Lula - 14/05/2006|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/brasil/fc1405200606.htm|access-date=2020-12-06|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> Though Lula and Alencar became close friends in office, even being described as "brothers" in spite of their political differences,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arias|first=Juan|date=2011-03-30|title=José Alencar, el empresario que llevó a Lula al poder|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2011/03/30/necrologicas/1301436002_850215.html|access-date=2020-12-06|issn=1134-6582}}</ref> there was speculation that Lula would choose a running mate from the [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]] (PMDB). The centrist PMDB was considered to be a kingmaker in the [[National Congress of Brazil|National Congress]] and Lula sought to keep the powerful party in his governing bloc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BRAZIL: Lula woos PMDB|url=https://www.latinnews.com/component/k2/item/31548-brazil--lula-woos-pmdb.html|access-date=2020-12-06|website=latinnews.com|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2004-12-16|title=Falling apart, though not really|work=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2004/12/16/falling-apart-though-not-really|access-date=2020-12-06|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

PMBD leaders mentioned as possible running mates for Lula include:<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-04-24|title=Todos querem ser o vice de Lula para 2006 {{!}} Brasil, Notícias|url=https://www.tribunapr.com.br/noticias/brasil/todos-querem-ser-o-vice-de-lula-para-2006/|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Tribuna PR - Paraná Online|language=pt-br}}</ref> [[Renan Calheiros]], a [[Brazilian Senate|Senator]] from [[Alagoas]] considered to be a member of the pro-Lula wing of the party;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Em vídeo, Renan Calheiros declara apoio à pré-candidatura de Lula|url=https://www.jornaldocomercio.com/_conteudo/politica/2018/06/632013-em-video-renan-calheiros-declara-apoio-a-pre-candidatura-de-lula.html|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Jornal do Comércio|language=pt-br}}</ref>  [[Germano Rigotto]], the [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Görgen|first=Frei Sérgio|title=Governo Rigotto e os projetos em disputa|language=pt-br|date=2004-12-13|website=Consciência|url=http://www.consciencia.net/2004/mes/15/freisergio-rigotto.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927125021/http://www.consciencia.net/2004/mes/15/freisergio-rigotto.html|archive-date=2018-09-27|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref> [[Governor of Rio Grande do Sul]]; [[Jarbas Vasconcelos]], the [[Governor of Pernambuco]] and critic of Lula;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-24|title=Crítico a Lula e PT, senador eleito Jarbas Vasconcelos (MDB) declara apoio a Haddad|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/critico-lula-pt-senador-eleito-jarbas-vasconcelos-mdb-declara-apoio-haddad-23180923|access-date=2020-12-06|website=O Globo|language=pt-BR}}</ref> Helio Costa, who was serving in Lula's government as [[Ministry of Communications (Brazil)|Minister of Communications]] at the time.

== Presidential candidates ==
=== Candidates in runoff ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" |Party
! Candidate
! style="max-width:10em" | Most relevant political office or occupation
! colspan="2" |Party
!Running mate
!Coalition
!Electoral number
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Workers' Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:PT (Brazil) logo.svg|100x100px|Workers' Party]]
'''[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]''' (PT)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.jpg|100px|Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]<br />'''[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''[[President of Brazil]]'''<br /><small>(2003–2011)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Brazilian Republican Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | 
'''[[Republicans (Brazil)|Brazilian Republican Party]]''' (PRB)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Jose alencar 23 out 2007.jpg|100px|José Alencar]]<br />'''[[José Alencar]]'''
|''The Strength of the People''{{efn|Unofficially supporting parties: [[Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|Liberal Party]] (PL) and [[Brazilian Socialist Party]] (PSB).}}
* [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]] (PT)
* [[Communist Party of Brazil]] (PCdoB)
* [[Republicans (Brazil)|Brazilian Republican Party]] (PRB)
|'''13'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Brazilian Social Democracy Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:PSDB wordmark.svg|100x100px|Brazilian Social Democracy Party]]
'''[[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]]''' (PSDB)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Alckmingeraldo2006.jpg|100px|Geraldo Alckmin]]<br />'''[[Geraldo Alckmin]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''[[List of governors of São Paulo|Governor of São Paulo]]'''<br /><small>(2001–2006)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Front Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:PFL logotipo.svg|100x100px|Liberal Front Party]]
'''[[Democrats (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party]]''' (PFL)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Jose jorge tcu.jpg|100px|José Jorge]]<br />'''José Jorge'''
|''For a Decent Brazil''{{efn|Unofficially supporting party: [[Cidadania|Popular Socialist Party]] (PPS).}}
* [[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]] (PSDB)
* [[Democrats (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party]] (PFL)
|'''45'''
|}

=== Candidates failing to make runoff ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" |Party
! Candidate
! style="max-width:10em" | Most relevant political office or occupation
! colspan="2" |Party
!Running mate
!Coalition
!Electoral number
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:PDT logo(1978-2018).png|100x100px|Democratic Labour Party]]
'''[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]''' (PDT)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Cristovam Buarque (Foto oficial de senador).jpg|100px|Cristovam Buarque]]<br />'''[[Cristovam Buarque]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''[[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Senator]] for the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]]'''<br /><small>(2003–2019)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:PDT logo(1978-2018).png|100x100px|Democratic Labour Party]]
'''[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]''' (PDT)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |[[File:JeffersonPeres105081.jpg|100px|Jefferson Peres]]<br />'''Jefferson Peres'''
|{{N/A}}
|'''12'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Social Liberal Party]]
'''[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]]''' (PSL)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Lucianobivar.jpeg|100px|Luciano Bivar]]<br />'''[[Luciano Bivar]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] from [[Pernambuco]]'''<br /><small>(1999–2003)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Social Liberal Party]]
'''[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]]''' (PSL)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |'''Américo de Souza'''
|{{N/A}}
|'''17'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Logo PSDC.jpg|100x100px|Christian Social Democratic Party]]
'''[[Christian Democracy (Brazil)|Christian Social Democratic Party]]''' (PSDC)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:José Maria Eymael no senado.jpg|100px|]]<br />'''[[José Maria Eymael]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] from [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]'''<br /><small>(1987–1995)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Logo PSDC.jpg|100x100px|Christian Social Democratic Party]]
'''[[Christian Democracy (Brazil)|Christian Social Democratic Party]]''' (PSDC)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |'''José Paulo Neto'''
|{{N/A}}
|'''27'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | <!-- NFCC violation removed -->'''[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|Progressive Republican Party]]''' (PRP)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | '''[[Ana Maria Rangel]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | Businesswoman and political scientist
| style="background:{{party color|Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | <!-- NFCC violation removed -->'''[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|Progressive Republican Party]]''' (PRP)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |'''Delma Gama e Narcini'''
|{{N/A}}
|'''44'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Socialism and Liberty Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Socialism and Liberty Party|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Socialism and Liberty Party]]
'''[[Socialism and Liberty Party]]''' (PSOL)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Heloisa Helena.jpg|100px|Heloísa Helena]]<br />'''[[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''[[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Senator]] for [[Alagoas]]'''<br /><small>(1999–2007)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Socialism and Liberty Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Socialism and Liberty Party|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Socialism and Liberty Party]]
'''[[Socialism and Liberty Party]]''' (PSOL)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |'''César Benjamin'''
|''Left-Wing Front''
* [[Socialism and Liberty Party]] (PSOL)
* [[Brazilian Communist Party]] (PCB)
* [[United Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSTU)
|'''50'''
|}

=== Denied candidacy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" |Party
! Candidate
! style="max-width:10em" | Most relevant political office or occupation
! colspan="2" |Party
!Running mate
!Coalition
!Electoral number
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Workers' Cause Party|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Workers' Cause Party]]
'''[[Workers' Cause Party]]''' (PCO)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:Rui Costa Pimenta PCO ABr (cropped).jpg|100px|Rui Costa Pimenta]]<br />'''[[Rui Costa Pimenta]]'''
| style="max-width:10em" | '''PCO National President'''<br /><small>(since 1995)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Workers' Cause Party}}" |
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px | [[File:{{tmpv|Workers' Cause Party|Infobox political party|1|logo}}|100x100px|Workers' Cause Party]]
'''[[Workers' Cause Party]]''' (PCO)
| style="background:lavender;" max-width:150px |'''Pedro Paulo de Abreu'''
|{{N/A}}
|'''29'''
|}

== Campaign ==
Starting from the end of 2005, the most discussed issues about the 2006 national elections involved the country's four biggest parties: [[Democrats (Brazil)|PFL]], [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party|PMDB]], [[Brazilian Social Democratic Party|PSDB]] and [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]].

President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] (PT) ran for reelection
[http://www.jurnalo.com/index.php?id=34&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=226&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=26&cHash=6193976ca7], but he did not confirm his candidacy until June 2006. This was regarded as a cautious move in case something major happened on the political spectrum that could harm his candidacy, especially regarding the 2005 political scandal, still under investigation.

At the end of 2005, several names were regarded in the PSDB as potential candidates for the presidential elections, such as former president [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]], senator [[Tasso Jereissati]], [[Minas Gerais]] governor [[Aécio Neves]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] governor [[Geraldo Alckmin]] and [[São Paulo]] mayor [[José Serra]]. By the beginning of 2006, Alckmin and Serra were considered the only two actual potential candidates, and the other three would choose between them (or determine a way by which the choice would be made). [[Geraldo Alckmin]] was the chosen candidate, whereas Serra is running for governor of São Paulo.

The PFL was planning the candidacy of [[Rio de Janeiro]] mayor [[César Maia]].  Another possibility was to appoint the vice-president nominee for PSDB presidential candidate. Maia initially said he would agree with the latter only if the presidential candidate was José Serra, but later accepted the possibility of the party appointing a name to run with Geraldo Alckmin, which was eventually senator José Jorge.

In the PMDB there was division. Some, including party president [[Michel Temer]], wanted the party to have a candidate of its own for the presidential race, and scheduled primaries within the party, with two prospective candidates: former [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] governor [[Anthony Garotinho]] and [[Rio Grande do Sul]] governor [[Germano Rigotto]]. Another section of the party, though, wished to ally with president Lula and appoint the vice-president nominee to run with him. This "governist part" of the party was headed by senators [[Renan Calheiros]] and [[José Sarney]]. There was also a third possibility of making an alliance with PSDB. The PMDB decided not to take any part in the presidential elections and became free to make any coalition in the states.

Aside from these four parties, the smaller ones had no clear course of action.  The [[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] was the first to appoint a candidate, senator [[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloisa Helena]].

The three main candidates were later joined by Cristóvam Buarque (PDT), Luciano Bivar (PSL), José Maria Eymael (PSDC) and Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO). Ana Maria Rangel (PRP), who also registered her candidacy, was ruled out after internal disagreements with her own party, but was able to revert the situation and regain her right to participate in the presidential race.

The first debate took part on 14 August, featuring Heloisa Helena, Cristóvam Buarque, Luciano Bivar and José Maria Eymael. Lula refused to participate, whereas Rui Costa Pimenta was not invited.

On 15 August, the official electoral programmes started being aired on television and radio. Every weekday, all candidates have a few prime-time minutes to put forward their ideas and plans. The time allocated to each one is loosely based on the number of Congress representatives each coalition has.

Also on 15 August, the Supreme Electoral Court decided to revoke the registration of the PCO candidate, Rui Costa Pimenta. The court ruling was based on the fact that the party had not presented its accounts for the 2002 general elections within the deadline specified by law. Pimenta, however, managed to retain his candidacy: the matter is pending decision.

Polls varied little in the two months prior to the election, showing Lula with over 50% of the valid votes, followed by Alckmin, Heloisa Helena, and Buarque. Nevertheless, the difference between Lula's figures and the sum of his opponents' shortened on the eve of the election.

On 28 September, the PT candidate refused to appear at a debate hosted by [[Rede Globo|Globo TV]]. Explaining his decision in a letter addressed to the TV station, Lula claimed that all his opponents would take the opportunity to team up and attack him. Three days before the election, the last debate was expected to have a large audience.

On 1 October the first round ended with no winner. Lula led the field with 48.6 percent of the vote. Although he came just a few thousand votes short of a first-round victory, his vote share was roughly 1% less of the other candidates' combined total. This forced him into a run-off with Alckmin, who placed second.

=== Run-off ===
Despite being absent of the first-round debates, Lula faced Alckmin in four debates in the second round, each one of them aired by one of the four most important television channels in Brazil - Band, SBT, Record and two days before the election, on Globo TV.

Since the first debate, Alckmin accused Lula of being lenient with the members of his government who had to resign after being charged in many scandals since 2005. Also he tried to underestimate the achievements the president claimed to obtain during his term, like reducing of poverty and inflation rates, claiming his results were consequence of the favorable international economic scenario and the achievements of his antecessor [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]], from Alckmin's party.

Lula however claimed that despite his government is under investigation, both Cardoso and Alckmin  halted many investigations on their administrations with dubious methods. According to analysts, Lula dealt damage to Alckmin most when he accused him of threatening the [[Bolsa Família]] program, which attends millions of low-income Brazilian families, and questioning the privatizations done during the Cardoso government claiming that most of them were unnecessary and the state companies in question were sold for sums much lower than their true market value, like the [[Vale (mining company)|Vale do Rio Doce]], sold by R$3.3 billion at the time, but now profits this same amount in a quarter of year. Also he claimed that there would be no guarantee that other companies could be sold like state oil giant [[Petrobras]], the country's largest and most profitable company, in case of Alckmin's victory.

Whether the formula worked or not, Lula's poll numbers increased sharply and he was elected for a second term as president by a 20 million vote margin, while Alckmin received fewer votes than in the first round. Despite this, Alckmin won seven states Lula had carried in 2002 ([[Amapá]], [[Mato Grosso]], [[Mato Grosso do Sul]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] and [[Sao Paulo (state)|Sao Paulo]]) while Lula won [[Alagoas]], the only state to vote against him in 2002.

== Debates ==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! colspan=11 style=background:#B0C4DE | 2006 Brazilian presidential election debates
|-
! {{abbr|No.|Number}} || Date and location || Hosts || Moderators || colspan=7 scope=col | Participants
|-
!colspan=4 rowspan=2 |Key:<br>{{small|{{color box|#90FF90|P}} Present {{color box|#FFFFDD|A}} Absent {{color box|#FFE3E3|N}} Not invited}}
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Workers' Party (Brazil)}} |<small>[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|{{color|#FFF|PT}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Brazilian Social Democracy Party}} |<small>[[Brazilian Social Democracy Party|{{color|#FFF|PSDB}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}} |<small>[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|{{color|#FFF|PDT}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Socialism and Liberty Party}} |<small>[[Socialism and Liberty Party|{{color|#FFF|PSOL}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Brazil)}} |<small>[[Christian Social Democratic Party|{{color|#FFF|PSDC}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)}} |<small>[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|{{color|#FFF|PSL}}]]</small>
! scope=col style=background:{{party color|Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)}} |<small>[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|{{color|#FFF|PRP}}]]</small>
|-
! [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula]]
! [[Geraldo Alckmin|Alckmin]]
! [[Cristovam Buarque|Buarque]]
! [[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Helena]]
! [[José Maria Eymael|Eymael]]
! [[Luciano Bivar|Bivar]]
! Rangel
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 1.1
| style=max-width:14em| Monday, 14 August 2006<br />[[São Paulo]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[Rede Bandeirantes|Band TV]], [[BandNews TV]], [[BandNews FM]], [[Rádio Bandeirantes]]
| style=max-width:16em| [[Ricardo Boechat]]
| {{D-A}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-N}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 1.2
| style=max-width:14em| Thursday, 14 September 2006<br />[[São Paulo]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[TV Gazeta]]
| style=max-width:16em| Maria Lydia Flândoli
| {{D-A}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-N}}
| {{D-N}}
| {{D-N}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 1.3
| style=max-width:14em| Thursday, 28 September 2006<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[TV Globo]]
| style=max-width:16em| [[William Bonner (newscaster)|William Bonner]]
| {{D-A}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-N}}
| {{D-N}}
| {{D-N}}
|- style="background:#e7e7ff; border-top: 2px solid #333333"
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.1
| style=max-width:14em| Sunday, 8 October 2006<br />[[São Paulo]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[Rede Bandeirantes|Band TV]], [[BandNews TV]], [[BandNews FM]], [[Rádio Bandeirantes]]
| style=max-width:16em| [[Ricardo Boechat]]
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
| rowspan=5 colspan=5 {{D-Out}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.2
| style=max-width:14em| Tuesday, 17 October 2006<br />[[São Paulo]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[TV Gazeta]]
| style=max-width:16em| Maria Lydia Flândoli
| colspan=2 {{D-Out|Cancelled}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.3
| style=max-width:14em| Thursday, 19 October 2006<br />[[Osasco]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|SBT]]
| style=max-width:16em| [[Ana Paula Padrão]]
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.4
| style=max-width:14em| Tuesday, 23 October 2006<br />[[São Paulo]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[RecordTV]]
| style=max-width:16em| Celso Freitas
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
|- style=background:#e7e7ff
! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.5
| style=max-width:14em| Wednesday, 27 October 2006<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]]
| style=max-width:12em| [[TV Globo]], [[G1 (website)|G1]]
| style=max-width:16em| [[William Bonner (newscaster)|William Bonner]]
| {{D-P}}
| {{D-P}}
|}

== Results ==
=== President ===
[[Image:Lulu victory.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] celebrating his electoral victory after the 2006 elections.]]

{{Election results
|cand1=[[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]|vp1=[[José Alencar]] ([[Republicans (Brazil)|PRB]])|party1=[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]|votes1=46662365|votes1_2=58295042
|cand2=[[Geraldo Alckmin]]|vp2=José Jorge ([[Liberal Front Party|PFL]])|party2=[[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]]|votes2=39968369|votes2_2=37543178
|cand3=[[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]]|vp3=César Benjamin|party3=[[Socialism and Liberty Party]]|votes3=6575393
|cand4=[[Cristovam Buarque]]|vp4=[[Jefferson Peres]]|party4=[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]|votes4=2538844
|cand5=[[Ana Maria Rangel]]|vp5=Delma Gama e Narcini|party5=[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|Progressive Republican Party]]|votes5=126404
|cand6=[[José Maria Eymael]]|vp6=José Paulo Nelo|party6=[[Christian Democracy (Brazil)|Christian Social Democratic Party]]|votes6=63294
|cand7=[[Luciano Bivar]]|vp7=Américo de Souza|party7=[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]]|votes7=62064
|invalid=8823726|invalid2=6160001
|electorate=125913134|electorate2=125913134
|source=Superior Electoral Court<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-2006/candidaturas-e-resultados/resultado-da-eleicao-2006|title=Resultado da eleição 2006|website=Tribunal Superior Eleitoral|language=pt|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515182037/https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-2006/candidaturas-e-resultados/resultado-da-eleicao-2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

====Voter demographics====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!scope="col"| Demographic group
! {{party shading/Republican}}|Lula
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alckmin
! Total
|-
!scope="row"| Total vote
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 61
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 39
| 100
|-
! colspan=5|Gender
|-
!scope="row"| Men
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 64
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 36
| 48
|-
!scope="row"| Women
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 58
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 42
| 52
|-
! colspan=5|Age
|-
!scope="row"| 16–24 years old
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 60
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 40
| 18
|-
!scope="row"| 25–34 years old
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 63
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 37
| 24
|-
!scope="row"| 35–44 years old
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 61
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 39
| 20
|-
!scope="row"| 45–59 years old
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 61
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 39
| 23
|-
!scope="row"| 60 and older
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 61
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 39
| 15
|-
! colspan=5|Education
|-
!scope="row"| Less than high school
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 67
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 33
| 45
|-
!scope="row"| High school diploma
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 59
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 41
| 39
|-
!scope="row"| Bachelor's degree or more
| style="background:#fff3f3;"| 47
| style="background:#b0ceff;"| 53
| 16
|-
! colspan=5|Family income
|-
!scope="row"| Under 2x min wage 
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 69
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 31
| 44
|-
!scope="row"| 2-5x min wage 
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 59
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 41
| 36
|-
!scope="row"| 5-10x min wage
| style="background:#fff3f3;"| 49
| style="background:#b0ceff;"| 51
| 11
|-
!scope="row"| Over 10x min wage 
| style="background:#fff3f3;"| 44
| style="background:#b0ceff;"| 56
| 9
|-
! colspan=5|Region
|-
!scope="row"| Southeast
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 57
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 43
| 45
|-
!scope="row"| South
| style="background:#fff3f3;"| 48
| style="background:#b0ceff;"| 52
|16
|-
!scope="row"| Northeast
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 76
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 24
| 25
|-
!scope="row"| North + Central-West
| style="background:#ffb6b6;"| 61
| style="background:#f0f0ff;"| 39
| 14
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: [http://media.folha.uol.com.br/datafolha/2013/05/02/intvoto_pres_28102006.pdf Datafolha]
|}

===Chamber of Deputies===
{{Election results
|party1=[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]|votes1=13989859|seats1=83|sc1=–8
|party2=[[Brazilian Democratic Movement|Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]]|votes2=13580517|seats2=89|sc2=+15
|party3=[[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]]|votes3=12691043|seats3=65|sc3=–6
|party4=[[Democrats (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party]]|votes4=10182308|seats4=65|sc4=–19
|party5=[[Progressistas|Progressive Party]]|color5={{party color|Progressive Party (Brazil)}}|votes5=6662309|seats5=42|sc5=–7
|party6=[[Brazilian Socialist Party]]|votes6=5732464|seats6=27|sc6=+5
|party7=[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]|votes7=4854017|seats7=24|sc7=+3
|party8=[[Brazilian Labour Party (current)|Brazilian Labour Party]]|color8=#7B7B7B|votes8=4397743|seats8=22|sc8=–4
|party9=[[Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|Liberal Party]]|votes9=4074618|seats9=23|sc9=–3
|party10=[[Cidadania|Popular Socialist Party]]|color10={{party color|Popular Socialist Party (Brazil)}}|votes10=3630462|seats10=21|sc10=+6
|party11=[[Green Party (Brazil)|Green Party]]|votes11=3368561|seats11=13|sc11=+8
|party12=[[Communist Party of Brazil]]|votes12=1982323|seats12=13|sc12=+1
|party13=[[Social Christian Party (Brazil)|Social Christian Party]]|votes13=1747863|seats13=9|sc13=+8
|party14=[[Socialism and Liberty Party]]|votes14=1149619|seats14=3|sc14=New
|party15=[[Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order]]|votes15=907494|seats15=2|sc15=–4
|party16=[[Party of National Mobilization]]|votes16=875686|seats16=3|sc16=+2
|party17=[[Act (Brazil)|Christian Labour Party]]|color17={{party color|Christian Labour Party}}|votes17=806662|seats17=4|sc17=+4
|party18=[[Humanist Party of Solidarity]]|votes18=435328|seats18=2|sc18=+2
|party19=[[Christian Democracy (Brazil)|Christian Social Democratic Party]]|votes19=354217|seats19=0|sc19=–1
|party20=[[Avante (political party)|Labour Party of Brazil]]|color20={{party color|Labour Party of Brazil}}|votes20=311833|seats20=1|sc20=+1
|party21=[[Party of the Nation's Retirees]]|votes21=264682|seats21=1|sc21=+1
|party22=[[Republicans (Brazil)|Brazilian Republican Party]]|votes22=244059|seats22=1|sc22=New
|party23=[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|Progressive Republican Party]]|votes23=233497|seats23=0|sc23=0
|party24=[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]]|votes24=190793|seats24=0|sc24=–1
|party25=[[Brazilian Labour Renewal Party]]|votes25=171908|seats25=0|sc25=0
|party26=[[Podemos (Brazil)|National Labour Party]]|color26={{party color|National Labour Party (Brazil)}}|votes26=149809|seats26=0|sc26=0
|party27=[[United Socialist Workers' Party]]|votes27=101307|seats27=0|sc27=0
|party28=[[Brazilian Communist Party]]|votes28=64766|seats28=0|sc28=0
|party29=[[Workers' Cause Party]]|votes29=29083|seats29=0|sc29=0
|invalid=11593921
|total_sc=0
|electorate=125827119
|source=[http://electionresources.org/br/deputies.php?election=2006 Election Resources]
}}

===Senate===
{{Election results
|seattype1=Won|seattype2=Total|seattype3=+/–
|party1=[[Liberal Front Party]]|votes1=21653812|st1t1=6|st2t1=18|st3t1=–1
|party2=[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]|votes2=16222159|st1t2=2|st2t2=10|st3t2=–4
|party3=[[Brazilian Social Democracy Party]]|votes3=10547778|st1t3=5|st2t3=14|st3t3=+3
|party4=[[Brazilian Democratic Movement|Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]]|votes4=10148024|st1t4=4|st2t4=16|st3t4=–3
|party5=[[Communist Party of Brazil]]|votes5=6364019|st1t5=1|st2t5=2|st3t5=+2
|party6=[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]|votes6=5023041|st1t6=1|st2t6=5|st3t6=0
|party7=[[Progressistas|Progressive Party]]|color7={{party color|Progressive Party (Brazil)}}|votes7=4228431|st1t7=1|st2t7=1|st3t7=0
|party8=[[Brazilian Labour Party (current)|Brazilian Labour Party]]|color8=#7B7B7B|votes8=2676469|st1t8=3|st2t8=4|st3t8=+1
|party9=[[Brazilian Socialist Party]]|votes9=2143355|st1t9=1|st2t9=3|st3t9=–1
|party10=[[Green Party (Brazil)|Green Party]]|votes10=1425765|st1t10=0|st2t10=0|st3t10=0
|party11=[[Cidadania|Popular Socialist Party]]|color11={{party color|Popular Socialist Party (Brazil)}}|votes11=1232571|st1t11=1|st2t11=1|st3t11=0
|party12=[[Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)|Liberal Party]]|votes12=696501|st1t12=1|st2t12=3|st3t12=0
|party13=[[Brazilian Labour Renewal Party]]|votes13=644111|st1t13=1|st2t13=1|st3t13=+1
|party14=[[Socialism and Liberty Party]]|votes14=351527|st1t14=0|st2t14=1|st3t14=New
|party15=[[Republicans (Brazil)|Brazilian Republican Party]]|votes15=264155|st1t15=0|st2t15=2|st3t15=New
|party16=[[United Socialist Workers' Party]]|votes16=196636|st1t16=0|st2t16=0|st3t16=0
|party17=[[Social Christian Party (Brazil)|Social Christian Party]]|votes17=131548|st1t17=0|st2t17=0|st3t17=0
|party18=[[Avante (political party)|Labour Party of Brazil]]|color18={{party color|Labour Party of Brazil}}|votes18=69923|st1t18=0|st2t18=0|st3t18=0
|party19=[[Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order]]|votes19=69640|st1t19=0|st2t19=0|st3t19=0
|party20=[[Brazilian Communist Party]]|votes20=62756|st1t20=0|st2t20=0|st3t20=0
|party21=[[Christian Democracy (Brazil)|Social Democratic Christian Party]]|votes21=53025|st1t21=0|st2t21=0|st3t21=0
|party22=[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]]|votes22=46542|st1t22=0|st2t22=0|st3t22=0
|party23=[[Act (Brazil)|Christian Labour Party]]|color23={{party color|Christian Labour Party}}|votes23=39690|st1t23=0|st2t23=0|st3t23=0
|party24=[[Workers' Cause Party]]|votes24=27476|st1t24=0|st2t24=0|st3t24=0
|party25=[[Humanist Party of Solidarity]]|votes25=24940|st1t25=0|st2t25=0|st3t25=0
|party26=[[Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)|Progressive Republican Party]]|votes26=12954|st1t26=0|st2t26=0|st3t26=0
|party27=[[Party of National Mobilization]]|votes27=12925|st1t27=0|st2t27=0|st3t27=0
|party28=[[Podemos (Brazil)|National Labour Party]]|color28={{party color|National Labour Party (Brazil)}}|votes28=11063|st1t28=0|st2t28=0|st3t28=0
|party29=[[Party of the Nation's Retirees]]|votes29=2969|st1t29=0|st2t29=0|st3t29=0
|invalid=20394952
|total_st3t=0
|electorate=125827119
|source=[http://electionresources.org/br/senators.php?election=2006 Election Resources]
}}

===Gubernatorial elections===
The Governors elected in 2006 were the following:
*[[Acre (state)|Acre]] – [[Binho Marques]] from the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]
*[[Alagoas]] – [[Teotônio Vilela Filho|Vilela Filho]] from the [[Brazilian Social Democratic Party]]
*[[Amapá]] – [[Waldez Góes]] from the [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] (re-elected)
*[[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] – [[Eduardo Braga]] from the [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]] (re-elected)
*[[Bahia]] – [[Jaques Wagner]] from the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]]
*[[Ceará]] – [[Cid Gomes]] from the Brazilian Socialist Party
*[[Espírito Santo]] – [[Paulo Hartung]] from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (re-elected)
*[[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]] – [[José Roberto Arruda]] from the [[Liberal Front Party (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party]]
*[[Goiás]] – [[Alcides Rodrigues]] from the [[Progressive Party (Brazil)|Progressive Party]]
*[[Maranhão]] – [[Jackson Lago]] from the [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]
*[[Mato Grosso]] – [[Blairo Maggi]] from the [[Socialist People's Party (Brazil)|Socialist People's Party]] (re-elected)
*[[Mato Grosso do Sul]] – [[André Puccinelli]] from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
*[[Minas Gerais]] – [[Aécio Neves]] from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (re-elected)
*[[Pará]] – [[Ana Júlia Carepa]] from the Workers' Party
*[[Paraíba]] – [[Cássio Cunha Lima]] from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (re-elected)
*[[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] – [[Roberto Requião]] from the  [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party]] (re-elected)
*[[Pernambuco]] – [[Eduardo Campos]] from the Brazilian Socialist Party
*[[Piauí]] – [[Wellington Dias (politician)|Wellington Dias]] from the Workers' Party (re-elected)
*[[Rio de Janeiro]] – [[Sérgio Cabral Filho]] from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
*[[Rio Grande do Norte]] – [[Wilma de Faria]] from the Brazilian Socialist Party (re-elected)
*[[Rio Grande do Sul]] – [[Yeda Crusius]] from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party
*[[Rondônia]] – [[Ivo Cassol]] from the Socialist People's Party (re-elected)
*[[Roraima]] – [[Ottomar Pinto]] from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (re-elected)
*[[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] – [[Luiz Henrique da Silveira]] from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (re-elected)
*[[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] – [[José Serra]] from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party
*[[Sergipe]] – [[Marcelo Déda]] from the Workers' Party
*[[Tocantins (state)|Tocantins]] – [[Marcelo Miranda (politician)|Marcelo Miranda]] from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

==Notes==
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==References==
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