Silva widens lead ahead of Brazil presidential election


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  • Saturday, 30 Aug 2014

Presidential candidate Aecio Neves of Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) interacts during a campaign rally in Campinas August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Environmentalist Marina Silva has widened her lead over President Dilma Rousseff to 10 percentage points in what could be a likely runoff in Brazil's October election, a survey by polling firm Datafolha showed on Friday.

It was the third poll in less than a week that projected the Oct. 5 election would go to a second-round vote in which Rousseff would be unseated by Silva, who entered the race just 10 days ago following the death of her party's candidate.

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