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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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Within 10 days of the first turn of the Brazilian elections, the latest poll by the consultant Datafolha shows that the polarization between the main candidates, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the ultra-right senator, Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula has an intention of voting of 40%, four points more than the son of ex-mandatario Jair Bolsonaro, who serves in his house in Brasilia the sentence for attempted coup d’état. However, in the second t…

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A close race in Brazil, with Lula maintaining a narrow two-point lead over Flavio Bolsonaro. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is still two percentage points ahead of his main rival, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, according to a new Datafolha poll released Thursday. 47% for Lula, 45% for Bolsonaro In the event of a second round of presidential elections in October, Lula has 47% support, while Flavio Bolsonaro is behind with 45%.

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Rio de Janeiro, Sep 24 (EFE).- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, favorites in the presidential elections of October 4 in Brazil, remain in technical tie for the first round ten days of the elections, according to the latest poll of the firm Datafolha released on Thursday. [...] The entry Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro remain in technical tie for the first round in Brazil was first published in HolaNews.

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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