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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows

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A recent CNT/MDA poll indicates that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has narrowed ahead of the October 8 election. The survey shows Lula receiving 43.1% support and Bolsonaro 38% in a first-round scenario, with Lula leading 47.3% to 43.1% in a potential runoff on October 25 if no candidate wins over 50% of valid votes in the first round. The poll was conducted from September 30 to October 2 and surveyed 2,007 people with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.
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On October 3, a CNT/MDA poll indicated that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro had narrowed ahead of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday. The poll suggested a tighter race in the first round, with Lula receiving 43.1% voter support and Bolsonaro getting 38%. Considering only projected valid votes, which exclude ballots left blank or void, Lula reached 47.8%, while Bolsonaro received 42.1%. If no candidate wins over 50% in the first round on October 29, a runoff between the top two candidates would occur on October 25. The poll also showed that if there is a runoff, Lula would receive 47.3% support compared to Bolsonaro's 43.1%.

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Lula PERSON · 6× Bolsonaro PERSON · 5× CNT ORG · 2× Augusto Cury PERSON · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Brazilian NORP · 1× Flavio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva PERSON · 1× Ronaldo Caiado PERSON · 1× SAO PAULO GPE · 1×

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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows SAO PAULO, Oct 3 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Sunday's first-round vote, a CNT/MDA poll showed on Saturday, while also pointing to a tighter race in a likely runoff.
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🔮 In a first-round scenario, Lula would receive 43.1% of voter support, followed by Bolsonaro (38%), Augusto Cury (3.2%), Ronaldo Caiado (3%) and Renan Santos (1.5%), according to the poll.
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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows · assertive framing

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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows SAO PAULO, Oct 3 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Sunday's first-round vote, a CNT/MDA poll showed on Saturday, while also pointing to a tighter race in a likely runoff. asserted
poll → narrow → runoff
In a first-round scenario, Lula would receive 43.1% of voter support, followed by Bolsonaro (38%), Augusto Cury (3.2%), Ronaldo Caiado (3%) and Renan Santos (1.5%), according to the poll. uncertain
Lula → receive → poll
A September 15 poll had Lula at 40.5%, Bolsonaro at 30.4%, Cury at 6%, Caiado at 3% and Santos at 2.7% • asserted
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Considering only projected valid votes, which exclude people telling the pollster they would leave their ballots blank or void somehow, Lula reached 47.8% voter support against Bolsonaro's 42.1% • asserted
Lula → consider → %
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes in the Sunday first round, the two frontrunners advance to a runoff on October 25 • asserted
frontrunners → win → October
In a likely runoff, Lula would receive 47.3% of voter support, compared with 43.1% for the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the poll said • asserted
poll → receive → Bolsonaro
In the previous survey, Lula led Senator Bolsonaro by 47.3% to 40% in the runoff • asserted
Lula → lead → runoff
MDA surveyed 2,007 people from September 30 to October 2, with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points REUTERS asserted
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