Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro in technical tie in run-off simulation, poll shows

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives for the 10th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Bogota, Colombia, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

SAO PAULO, March 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio ⁠Bolsonaro are in a technical tie in a simulated ‌run-off, according to an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll in which respondents were asked how they would vote in the next elections. The poll showed on Wednesday that Flavio Bolsonaro ​was leading by just one percentage point.

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(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )