Lula Widens Lead Over Bolsonaro Days Before Vote, Datafolha Says
(Bloomberg) -- Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slightly widened his lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro just three days before Brazilians cast their vote in the presidential runoff, according to a Datafolha poll.
Lula would get 53% of valid votes, a measure that pulls out null and blank ballots, up from 52% last week. Bolsonaro would take 47%, down 1 percentage point, according to the survey published Thursday evening. Both movements fell within the poll’s 2 percentage-point margin of error.
The findings are in line with those of other major polling companies this week. They showed Bolsonaro’s momentum fizzling in the wake of campaign gaffes and incidents in the final days of the race. Campaign insiders and analysts say the episodes may have damaged the conservative president’s standing with key demographics ahead of a highly anticipated debate on Friday.
A separate survey published by AtlasIntel earlier on Thursday showed nearly identical results to Datafolha’s poll: Lula leading with 53.2% of valid votes, compared to Bolsonaro’s 46.8%.
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