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Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely

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Polls conducted on October 3, 2026, indicate that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is slightly ahead of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro for the first round of voting on October 4. If no candidate reaches a majority in the first round, both will proceed to a runoff on October 25. The polls from CNT/MDA and Datafolha show Lula leading with around 47% of valid votes compared to Bolsonaro's approximately 42%, while Quaest shows a closer race but still favors Lula in the first round.
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On October 4, 2026, Brazilian voters went to polls in a highly polarized presidential race between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Polls showed Lula leading with 47.8% of the vote, compared to Flávio Bolsonaro's 42.1%, indicating a likely second-round runoff on October 25 if no candidate reaches an outright majority. The election follows four years of political turmoil and environmental challenges in Brazil, raising concerns about climate policy under potential new leadership.

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Bolsonaro PERSON · 6× Lula PERSON · 6× Caiado PERSON · 2× Cury PERSON · 2× Datafolha ORG · 2× Quaest ORG · 2× Santos PERSON · 2× Brazilian NORP · 1× Flavio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva PERSON · 1×

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If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes — which exclude blank and null ballots — on Sunday (October 4, 2026), the two frontrunners advance to a second-round runoff on October 25. CNT/MDA poll First round (valid votes): Lula 47.8%, Bolsonaro 42.1%, Augusto Cury 3.6%, Ronaldo Caiado 3.4%, Renan Santos 1.7%, Romeu Zema 0.9% Runoff: Lula 47.3%, Bolsonaro 43.1%. MDA surveyed 2,007 people from September 30 to October 2; margin of error of 2.2% points. Datafolha First round (valid votes): Lula 45%, Bolsonaro 42%, Caiado 4%, Santos 3%, Cury 3%, Zema 1%. Runoff: Lula 47%, Bolsonaro 46%. Datafolha surveyed 4,006 people from October 2-3; margin of error 2% points.
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Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely · assertive framing

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A series of polls on Saturday (October 3, 2026) showed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slightly ahead of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro before Sunday’s first-round vote, and a close race in a likely runoff between the leftist incumbent and his right-wing challenger. asserted
Silva → show → incumbent
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes — which exclude blank and null ballots — on Sunday (October 4, 2026), the two frontrunners advance to a second-round runoff on October 25. CNT/MDA poll First round (valid votes): Lula 47.8%, Bolsonaro 42.1%, Augusto Cury 3.6%, Ronaldo Caiado 3.4%, Renan Santos 1.7%, Romeu Zema 0.9% Runoff: Lula 47.3%, Bolsonaro 43.1%. MDA surveyed 2,007 people from September 30 to October 2; margin of error of 2.2% points. Datafolha First round (valid votes): Lula 45%, Bolsonaro 42%, Caiado 4%, Santos 3%, Cury 3%, Zema 1%. Runoff: Lula 47%, Bolsonaro 46%. Datafolha surveyed 4,006 people from October 2-3; margin of error 2% points. asserted
margin → win → error
Quaest surveyed 3,702 people from October 2-3; margin of error 2% points. asserted
margin → survey → error
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