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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro deadlocked in presidential runoff poll

The poll shows Lula gaining among women and independents as 37% of voters remain undecided, keeping the race open.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and ​Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were statistically ‌tied in a simulated runoff ahead of this year's presidential election, a ​Quaest poll commissioned by brokerage ​Genial showed on Wednesday.

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Technical tie remains, but president returns to stand numerically ahead of the senator. Research also shows that government disapproval ranged from 52% to 49%, and that approval

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Rio de Janeiro, May 13 (EFE).- Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is located with a point of advantage over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a possible second round scenario of the presidential elections of 2026, but the technical tie continues, according to a poll released this Wednesday. Lula recorded 42% of the voting intentions against 41% of the senator, thus regaining the lead that had reached the first-born Jair Bolsonaro in April.…

The current president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro—the main candidates for the general elections of October 2026—are tied in a direct confrontation, according to an opinion poll conducted by Great/Quaest.

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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