Lula leads Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil election poll
Datafolha surveyed 2,004 people and found Lula ahead 40% to 32% in the first round and 48% to 43% in a runoff.
- On Friday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula maintained his lead over opposition senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a new Datafolha poll ahead of Brazil's October presidential election.
- Survey results show Lula leading with 40% of first-round votes compared to Bolsonaro's 32%, while a potential runoff would result in a 48% to 43% victory for the incumbent.
- The United States imposed a 25% tariff on Brazilian goods last week, citing unfair trade practices—a charge Lula's administration rejects as inaccurate.
- Senator Bolsonaro faced fresh scrutiny as the poll followed a public rift with his stepmother, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, regarding party affairs.
- Brazil requires a candidate to secure more than 50% of valid votes to avoid a second-round vote, a threshold no contender has currently surpassed.
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The poll, carried out by Datafolha, indicates that Lula would obtain 48% of the voting intentions in a possible second round, against 43% of Flávio Bolsonaro, a scenario that remains stable in relation to a study carried out in June, despite the new polemics that marked the senator's pre-campaign of the far-right. In the first round, Lula would reach 40% of the support and rival, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), 32%…
José Cruz/Agência Brasil The accumulation of negative news against the PL pre-candidate, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), was not able to substantially move the curves of the presidential dispute in Datafolha. In the second round, the only data comparable to the June round given the change in the first round's name chart, five points separate the advantage of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over the senator (48% x 43%). Last month the lulli…
Lula leads, followed by Flávio Bolsonaro. Candidates for the 'third way' follow away from the second round
Datafolha opinion poll predicts that the current president of Brazil would reach 40% of the votes in the first round of elections, scheduled for 4 October, against 32% for the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro
The Brazilian president, Lula da Silva, maintains a five-point advantage over his main opponent, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, in a possible second round of the presidential elections, according to a poll released this Friday.
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