Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, although the conservative challenger has narrowed the gap with the leftist incumbent ahead of October’s election, a Quaest poll showed on Wednesday.
Poll Results
In a simulated second-round runoff, Lula would receive 44% support compared with 39% for Bolsonaro. A July 15 Quaest poll had Lula leading Bolsonaro by 45% to 37%. In a first-round scenario, Lula would lead with 39% of the votes, followed by Bolsonaro (30%), Renan Santos (4%), Ronaldo Caiado (4%), and Romeu Zema (2%).
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