Lula's lead over Flavio Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows


Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

SAO PAULO, ⁠Sept 3 (Reuters) - The ⁠lead of Brazilian ‌President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over Senator ​Flavio Bolsonaro ahead ⁠of the ⁠October election has narrowed, ⁠a Datafolha ‌poll showed on ⁠Thursday, following a similar trend ​seen ‌in other polls.

Lula ⁠is seen ​with 46% of the vote in ⁠a potential runoff, ​against 44% for the senator, a son ⁠of former President Jair Bolsonaro. In a mid-August poll, Lula ​had 47% ⁠of the vote, ​and Bolsonaro ‌had 43%.

(Reports by ​Andre Romani; Editing by Chris Reese)

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