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Lula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likely
Several polls show Lula ahead by 1 to 6 points, while a runoff remains likely if no candidate tops 50% of valid votes.
- On Sunday, October 4, 2026, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the first-round presidential vote, with polls showing the incumbent holding a narrow lead ahead of the ballot.
- Recent polls indicate the race has tightened significantly, with Lula's margin over Bolsonaro narrowing as the campaign concludes. AtlasIntel surveys show the two candidates separated by less than 1 percentage point.
- Polling data from AtlasIntel, Datafolha, and MDA reflect volatility across the final stretch, with Lula ranging from 47.8% to 45% and Bolsonaro from 42% to 47.4% in first-round scenarios.
- If neither candidate secures more than 50% of valid votes today, the two frontrunners advance to a second-round runoff on October 25, 2026, extending the contest.
- The contest pits the Workers' Party incumbent against the Liberal Party senator, representing a deep political divide that has animated Brazilian politics throughout the campaign.
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Lula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likely
A series of polls on Saturday showed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slightly ahead of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro before Sunday's first-round vote, and a close race in a likely runoff between the leftist incumbent and his right-wing challenger.
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