Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
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- On Thursday, a Datafolha poll showed Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro leading President Luiz Inacio Lula 49% to 45% in a simulated scenario for the October 25 presidential runoff.
- Following the first-round vote on Sunday, in which Flavio Bolsonaro led Lula, this poll tracks voter sentiment for the upcoming runoff. Bolsonaro is the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Datafolha surveyed 2,520 people in-person between October 6 and 7 to gauge voter preferences. The poll found 5% of respondents said they would cast a blank vote, and undecided voters made up 1%.
- In Brasilia on Wednesday, Flavio Bolsonaro met with members of Brazil's Republicans party to announce their support for his campaign ahead of the runoff election.
- Despite the 4-point lead, the result represents a technical tie, as the poll's margin of error is 2 percentage points. The election will determine Brazil's next president on October 25.
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Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in Brazil poll. Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro has a small lead over center-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the second round of Brazil's presidential election on October 25, according to a Datafolha poll released Thursday. Flavio Bolsonaro's lead The eldest son of the former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, 45, is said to be attracting 49% of voting intentions, while outgoing head of state L…
A poll shows that Brazil's far-right candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, has a small lead over his opponent, Lula da Silva, in the second round of the election. The post Poll wants Senator Bolsonaro to have a small lead over President Lula appeared first on in.gr.
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Bad news for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The first poll of the consultant Datafolha after the second turn consolidates the advantage of the ultra-rightist Eduardo Bolsonaro in the face of the final elections of October 25. The candidate of the Liberal Party (PL) would obtain 52 % of the valid votes, four more than the current president of Brazil. The margin of error is two points. The projection excludes the blank, null and indecisive votes. In t…
The former president's son leads by four points in a Datafolha poll – The showdown is on October 25th
Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of Lula in Brazil runoff ...
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