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Brazil Election: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Tied at 41% in Potential Runoff

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro each register 41% in a possible second-round election matchup, according to a Quaest poll.
  • It is the first time since March that the two candidates have been numerically tied.
  • In the previous poll, released on September 2, Lula led 42% to 41%.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are tied at 41% in a possible presidential runoff, according to a poll by Quaest.

It is the first numerical tie between the two since March. In the previous survey, released on September 2, Lula held a one-point lead, with 42% to Bolsonaro’s 41%.

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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.