New web-based poll predicts tighter Brazil presidential race

FILE PHOTO - Electronic voting machines are prepared to be used in the first round of Brazilian presidential elections, at the headquarters of the Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A new poll using data collected from the internet predicted on Thursday a narrowing presidential race in Brazil, with leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just 8.4 percentage points ahead of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

Lula has 46.7% of voter support versus 38.3% for Bolsonaro for the October election, AtlasIntel online polling firm said, which is a smaller lead than shown by other major polls.