Election Poll in Brazil: Gap Between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula Narrows

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

A Quaest poll released ahead of the October 25 runoff election in Brazil shows that the gap between Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has narrowed.

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Bolsonaro's Lead Over Lula Narrows Ahead Brazil Runoff, Quaest Poll Shows

The latest Quaest poll conducted ahead of the presidential runoff election to be held in Brazil on October 25 has shown that the competition between the candidates is intensifying. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, reached 45% of the vote, while incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remained at 44%.

The study, which is the first poll released following the televised debate held on Sunday, shows that Flavio Bolsonaro's vote share, which was 46% a week ago, has fallen to 45%, while Lula has maintained his 44% share. The poll, conducted with 2,154 people between October 17 and 20, has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

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