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São Paulo's Minhocão hosts 'Corrida para o Lula' street run mobilizing for runoff
Lula re-election supporters ran a 3 km street race on São Paulo's Minhocão elevated highway Saturday morning, rallying for the October 25 presidential runoff; Flávio Bolsonaro counters with a Paulista Avenue rally on Sunday.
Why it matters
On Saturday morning, October 17, 2026, supporters of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) held a street run dubbed "Corrida para o Lula" (Run for Lula) on São Paulo's Minhocão elevated highway, mobilizing for the October 25 presidential runoff.
The event
Organizers gathered at the Consolação entrance at 8 a.m. and started the roughly 3 km run at 9 a.m. The event was one of the campaign's "Vem Pra Rua" (Take to the Streets) mobilizations, launched by supporter groups; several Brazilian outlets (Metrópoles, Terra, BandNewsFM, TMC News) published footage showing hundreds of red-clad supporters filling the elevated roadway.
Election backdrop
In the October 4 first round, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) took 47.03% of valid votes to Lula's 45.16%, sending the race to a runoff. Bolsonaro's camp responded by calling supporters to a "Bloquinho do 22" rally on Avenida Paulista near MASP on Sunday (Oct 18) at 11 a.m., with organizers projecting 20,000 attendees.
Sources
Metrópoles TV, Terra, BandNewsFM, TMC News footage; Expresso222 via Hora do Povo (2026-10-17).
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