First published Oct 17, 2026, 7:04:16 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 17, 2026, 7:04:16 AM UTC

Bolsonaro and Lula head into the final stretch of Brazil’s campaign in a statistical tie

Two new polls put Bolsonaro and Lula in a statistical tie ahead of Brazil’s October 25 runoff. The excerpt gives one Datafolha poll’s results: 51% for Bolsonaro and 49% for Lula, with a two-point margin of error.

Illustrative image: President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro — The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Why it matters

The polls describe a close contest in the final days before Brazil’s runoff election.

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Categories: politics-and-governance

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MercoPress UK Bolsonaro and Lula head into the final stretch of Brazil’s campaign in a statistical tie

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