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Lula would beat Bolsonaro in a Brazilian runoff, CNT/MDA poll suggests

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A recent CNT/MDA poll shows that Brazilian President Lula would likely defeat Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in an October runoff election if no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in the first round on October 4. The poll, conducted from September 9 to 13 with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points, indicates Lula would receive 47.3% support compared to Bolsonaro's 40% in a potential second-round scenario. In the initial round, Lula leads with 40.5%, followed by Bolsonaro at 30.4%.

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A recent CNT/MDA poll suggests that if there were a second-round runoff for Brazil's upcoming election on October 4, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would receive 47.3% of voter support, compared to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who would get 40%. The poll also indicates that in a first-round scenario on the same date, Lula leads with 40.5%, followed by Bolsonaro at 30.4%. Should no candidate secure more than 50% of votes in the first round, a runoff is scheduled for October 25. The survey was conducted between September 9 and 13, interviewing 2,002 people, with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.

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• If there was a runoff, Lula would receive 47.3% of voter support, compared with 40% for the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the poll said.

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🔮 Lula would beat Bolsonaro in a Brazilian runoff, CNT/MDA poll suggests

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Lula would beat Bolsonaro in a Brazilian runoff, CNT/MDA poll suggests uncertain

Lula → beat → runoff

SAO PAULO, Sept 15 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would beat right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro if they were in a second-round runoff in next month's election, according to a CNT/MDA poll released on Tuesday. uncertain

they → beat → Tuesday

• If there was a runoff, Lula would receive 47.3% of voter support, compared with 40% for the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the poll said. asserted

poll → be → Bolsonaro

• In an August 11 poll, Lula led Senator Bolsonaro by 48% to 39.1%. asserted

Lula → lead → %

• In a first-round scenario, Lula would receive 40.5% of voter support, followed by Bolsonaro (30.4%), Augusto Cury (6%), Ronaldo Caiado (3%) and Renan Santos (2.7%), according to the poll. uncertain

Lula → receive → poll

• The previous first-round survey showed Lula at 42.4% and Bolsonaro at 28.7%. asserted

survey → show → %

• If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes in the October 4 first round, the two frontrunners advance to a runoff on October 25. asserted

frontrunners → win → October

• CNT surveyed 2,002 people from September 9 to 13 with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points. asserted

CNT → survey → points