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Lula holds thin lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads his main challenger, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, by two percentage points in a potential runoff according to a recent Datafolha poll conducted on September 22-23. The poll shows Lula with 47% compared to Bolsonaro's 45%, within the margin of error. In a first-round scenario, Lula has 40% support while Bolsonaro follows closely at 36%.

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A recent Datafolha poll shows that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a narrow lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of October's election. The poll indicates Lula would receive 47% of the vote compared with 45% for Bolsonaro in a simulated runoff, representing a two-percentage-point difference within the poll’s margin of error of 2 percentage points. In a first-round scenario, Lula leads with 40% of the vote, followed by Bolsonaro at 36%. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting to overturn his 2022 election defeat to Lula. If no candidate wins over 50% in the first round, Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro would advance to a runoff.

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Lula holds thin lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows SAO PAULO, Sept 24 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has maintained a two-percentage-point lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, his main challenger, in a potential runoff ahead of October's election, a Datafolha poll showed on Thursday.

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🔮 In a simulated runoff, Lula would receive 47% of the vote compared with 45% for Bolsonaro.

2026-09-24 · The Straits Times

Lula holds thin lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows · assertive framing

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poll → hold → Thursday

In a simulated runoff, Lula would receive 47% of the vote compared with 45% for Bolsonaro. asserted

Lula → simulate → Bolsonaro

A previous Datafolha poll last week had Lula leading Bolsonaro by 46% to 44%. asserted

Lula → have → 44

• The result also represents a technical tie as it falls within the poll's margin of error of 2 percentage points. asserted

it → represent → points

• In a first-round scenario, Lula leads with 40% of the vote, followed by Bolsonaro (36%), Augusto Cury (5%), Ronaldo Caiado (4%) and Renan Santos (3%). asserted

Lula → lead → Bolsonaro

• The previous poll showed the leftist president with 39% against the right-wing senator's 36%. asserted

poll → show → %

• Senator Bolsonaro is the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting to overturn his 2022 election defeat to Lula. asserted

who → serve → Lula

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

frontrunners → win → runoff

• Datafolha surveyed 2,002 people between September 22-23. asserted

Datafolha → survey → September