Brazil election: Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro narrows as son faces corruption investigation
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- A Bloomberg News poll by AtlasIntel gives Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a 47.1% to 42.6% lead over Jair Bolsonaro in a possible runoff.
- Lula’s advantage has narrowed from six points in a July poll.
- A corruption allegation involving Lula’s son is adding pressure to the president’s reelection campaign.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva still leads Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential race, but the gap has narrowed as an investigation involving his son puts fresh pressure on the president.
An AtlasIntel poll for Bloomberg News gives Lula 47.1% support against 42.6% for Bolsonaro in a possible second-round vote. A previous survey in July showed Lula six points ahead.
The poll comes as a complaint involving Lula’s son, known as “Lulinha,” complicates the president’s bid for reelection. The allegation concerns corruption, according to the report.
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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.
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