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The Straits Times. (2026, October 8). Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of Lula in Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/flavio-bolsonaro-slightly-ahead-of-lula-in-brazil-runoff-datafolha-poll-shows
The Straits Times. “Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of Lula in Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows.” The Straits Times, 8 Oct. 2026, https://www.straitstimes.com/world/flavio-bolsonaro-slightly-ahead-of-lula-in-brazil-runoff-datafolha-poll-shows.
The Straits Times. “Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of Lula in Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows.” The Straits Times, October 8, 2026. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/flavio-bolsonaro-slightly-ahead-of-lula-in-brazil-runoff-datafolha-poll-shows.
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In a recent Datafolha poll conducted on October 6-7, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the presidential runoff on October 25, receiving 49% of the vote compared to Lula's 45%. This poll, with a margin of error of plus-minus 2 percentage points, represents a technical tie and is the first such poll after the surprising first-round results where Flavio Bolsonaro unexpectedly led Lula. The survey also found that 5% of respondents would cast blank votes, with 1% undecided.