From Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera Staff · · 50s
Bolsonaro edges Lula in poll before Brazil run-off
A new survey gives the right-wing senator a narrow lead over the incumbent president with two weeks until the October 25 vote.
In brief
A new survey gives the right-wing senator a narrow lead over the incumbent president with two weeks until the October 25 vote. Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro holds a slight lead over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a new poll ahead of Brazil's October 25 run-off election. Originally reported by Al Jazeera.
Bolsonaro leads Lula in new poll
A Quaest poll released on Thursday found right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro would receive forty-six percent of the vote compared to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's forty-four percent.
“Bolsonaro would receive 46 percent of the vote compared to Lula's 44 percent”
The margin sits within error
The two-percent difference between Bolsonaro and Lula falls within the poll's two-percent margin of error, making the race statistically tight.
Run-off set for October 25
The two candidates seek an edge ahead of Brazil's tense October twenty-fifth run-off vote as the election approaches.
In short
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro holds a slight lead over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a new poll ahead of Brazil's October 25 run-off election.
