Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Turns Scandal Into Poll Gains
- A BTG/Nexus poll shows Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading Flávio Bolsonaro 46% to 45% in a possible runoff, a statistical tie within the two-point margin of error.
- In the October 4 first round, Lula has 40% support, followed by Flávio Bolsonaro at 37%, Augusto Cury at 6%, and Ronaldo Caiado at 5%.
- If no candidate wins more than half of the valid votes, the top two candidates will compete in a runoff on October 25.
- A São Paulo poll gives Tarcísio de Freitas 53% and Fernando Haddad 38% in the first round.
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The presidential race in Brazil is heating up with less than two weeks to go before the October 4 election. Incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva maintains a lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the first round, but recent polls show a close tie in a runoff. According to a Quaest poll published on September 21, Lula would receive 37% support in the first round, compared to 33% for Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jai…
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro turns scandal into poll gains
After months trailing leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls, the 45-year-old senator is nipping at his heels in what is shaping up to be a knife-edge race. A survey published Monday by the Quaest pollster showed the right-wing candidate would secure 42 percent of voter support in a hypothetical October 25 runoff vote, compared to 41 percent for Lula. This gap falls within the poll's margin of error. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of j…
Opinion polls continue to narrow the gap between the two favorite candidates
Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro Remain Statistically Tied in Brazil Runoff Polls
Two new surveys show Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro separated by just one percentage point in opposite directions in ... The post Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro Remain Statistically Tied in Brazil Runoff Polls first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Polls: Lula, Bolsonaro Deadlocked in Potential Brazil Runoff
Less than two weeks before the presidential election, the race has become much tighter. Lula meets Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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