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Lula retains lead over Bolsonaro in Brazil's election: Poll

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 5:42 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 31 August 2022 5:42 AM ]

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of the Workers Party (PT), participates in the first presidential debate ahead of the national election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 28, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has retained his strong lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the country's October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

Lula is seen winning 44% support in a first-round vote against Bolsonaro's 32%, the poll said. They had 45% and 33%, respectively, two weeks ago.

Center-left candidate Ciro Gomes saw his support rise to 8%, from 6% in the previous survey.

In an expected run-off, Lula slightly widened his lead to a 14 percentage point gap - taking 51% of the votes against Bolsonaro's 37%. In the previous poll, Lula had a 13-point lead.

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Several thousand gathered in the center of Sao Paulo to hear from former president of Brazil, Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, in his largest rally to be held since the official start of the election campaign.

The Genial/Quaest poll found that the negative view of Bolsonaro's government dipped to 40% from 41% two weeks ago, while the percentage of those who see the government in a positive light increased one percentage point to 30%.

Pollster Quaest interviewed 2,000 voters in person between August 25-28. The poll has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

(Source: Reuters)

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