Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro Locked in Tight Race as Vote Nears
- On Tuesday, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva statistically tied in a simulated runoff, with Bolsonaro at 47.7% and Lula at 47.6%.
- In a first-round scenario, the poll indicates Lula would receive 45.3% of voter support, followed by Bolsonaro at 42.2%, Renan Santos with 5.2%, and Augusto Cury with 2%.
- A September 23 poll had Lula leading the senator 47.7% to 47.4%, while earlier data showed Lula at 45.8% and Bolsonaro at 43.4% in the first round.
- If no candidate secures more than 50% of valid votes in the October 4 election, the two frontrunners will advance to a runoff on October 25.
- Lula continues his reelection campaign for the Workers' Party, speaking during a rally in Belem, Brazil, on Monday.
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The break-up of Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva from his main rival, Senator Flavio Bolsonar, in the presidential race to date, would have been about three percentage points, as evidenced by the results of the AtlasIntel poll commissioned by Bloomberg.
Lula widens his first-round lead to five points, but the runoff remains tied
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to five points in voting intentions for Sunday's first round, according to a Quaest poll released on Monday, though the two remain tied in a prospective October 25 runoff.
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The Straits TimesBrazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro still tied in presidential runoff scenario, Atlas poll shows
SAO PAULO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month's election, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Tuesday, with the right-wing challenger now 0.1 percentage point ahead of the incumbent - within the survey's margin of error.
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