Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied in potential election runoff, poll shows

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands during a ministerial meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

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SAO PAULO, April ⁠15 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula ‌da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in a potential runoff in October's general ​election, with the challenger ⁠leading Lula for ⁠the first time within the survey's margin ⁠of error, ‌a Quaest poll commissioned by brokerage Genial showed on ⁠Wednesday.

(Reporting by Isabel Teles and Eduardo Simoes)