Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva widens lead over Jair Bolsonaro in poll
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 02:46 | 26 October 2022
Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over President Jair Bolsonaro has widened to six percentage points less than one week ahead of a runoff vote, a poll by Genial/Quaest showed on Wednesday.
Former President Lula has 48% of voter support, up from last week's 47%, while Bolsonaro remains at 42%.
The second round of Brazil's presidential election is scheduled to happen on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Pollsters were widely criticized after the first-round vote for significantly underestimating support for Bolsonaro.
The survey by pollster Genial/Quaest interviewed 2,000 people between Oct. 23 and 25 and has a margin of error of two percentage points.
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