Brazil's Lula da Silva widens lead over Jair Bolsonaro in polls

Brazil Elections: Former President Lula has 48% of voter support, up from last week's 47%, while Bolsonaro remains at 42%.

Published on: Oct 26, 2022, 17:22:38 IST

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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.

Brazil Elections: Towels with the images of Brazilian president and re-election candidate Jair Bolsonaro and former President (2003-2010) and presidential cadidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are seen. (AFP)

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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