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Lula Maintains Lead over Flavio Bolsonaro Ahead of Brazil Election, Datafolha Poll Shows

Datafolha found Lula ahead 46% to 44% in a potential runoff, with the figures unchanged from last week.

  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula maintains a numerical lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday. Lula holds 46% support against 44% for the senator, a son of President Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Election rules in Brazil require a candidate to win more than 50% of valid votes to avoid a second round, a scenario that has occurred in every presidential contest since 2002. No frontrunner secured an absolute majority in initial voting.
  • In a first-round scenario, Lula leads with 39% of the vote, followed by Bolsonaro at 35%, according to Datafolha. Candidates Augusto Cury and Ronaldo Caiado trail with 6% and 4%, respectively.
  • Runoff figures remained stable from the previous poll last week, while first-round support shifted slightly upward for both candidates. Lula previously held 38% and Bolsonaro 33% in the initial round.
  • Datafolha surveyed 2,002 people between Sept 8-10 to compile these results, with a margin of error of two percentage points. The poll provides insight into voter preferences ahead of the October election.
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Lula maintains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election ...

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Research Datasheet released on Friday (11) shows that President Lula (PT) appears with 46% of the voting intentions, while Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) has 44% in any 2nd round of the presidential election. The result is the same as the previous poll, released on September 3. The survey was commissioned by Globo and the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo. The Datasheet tested five scenarios, in which Lula also faces the candidates Ronaldo Caiado (PSD),…

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Cury has 6%, followed by Caiado (4%), Renan Santos (3%) and Zema (2%)

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Lifting heard 2,002 voters across the national territory, from September 8 to 10. Read on Power360.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) are technically tied in a possible second round dispute by the Presidency of the Republic, according to Datafolha research released on Friday, 11. The petist records 46% of the voting intentions, while the parliamentarian has 44%. The difference of two points is within the margin of error of the survey, from two percentage points to more or less. The scenario remains the …

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According to g1, research Datafolha shows Lula with 46% and Flávio Bolsonaro with 44% in possible 2nd turn, in technical tie

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UOL broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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