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Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula about even ahead of Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows

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A recent Datafolho poll shows Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are nearly tied for Sunday's runoff election, with 47% and 46% of the vote respectively. The survey, conducted between October 20-22 among 2,154 people, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Earlier in the month, Flavio Bolsonaro led Lula in the first-round voting.

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As of October 22, 2026, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are nearly tied heading into the runoff election on Sunday, according to a Datafolha poll. The senator, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 47% of the vote compared with President Lula's 46%, based on surveys conducted from October 20-22 among 2,154 people. This marks a slight shift from last week when Flavio Bolsonaro had 47% and Lula had 45%. The poll indicates that 5% of respondents planned to cast blank votes while 2% remained undecided. Flavio surprisingly led in the first-round vote earlier this month.

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Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula about even ahead of Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows SAO PAULO, Oct 22 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are about even heading to Sunday's election runoff, a Datafolha poll showed on Thursday.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22

🔮 The senator, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 47% of the vote compared with 46% for the president, according to the poll.

2026-10-22 · The Straits Times

Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula about even ahead of Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows · assertive framing

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The senator, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 47% of the vote compared with 46% for the president, according to the poll. uncertain

senator → receive → poll

Last week, a Datafolha poll showed the younger Bolsonaro at 47% and Lula at 45%. asserted

poll → show → %

• The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. asserted

poll → have → points

• 5% of the respondents said they would cast a blank vote, and undecided voters made up 2%, the poll showed. asserted

poll → say → %

• Datafolha surveyed 2,154 people between October 20-22. asserted

Datafolha → survey → October

• The senator surprisingly led Lula in the first-round vote earlier this month. asserted

senator → lead → vote