# Latest poll shows Bolsonaro maintaining edge over Lula in Brazil runoff

https://mins.news/en/item/103449

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 16:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/latest-poll-shows-bolsonaro-maintaining-edge-over-lula-in-brazil-run-off?traffic_source=rss

> A CNT/MDA poll puts Flavio Bolsonaro at 46.8 percent and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at 45.9 percent ahead of Brazil’s October 25 runoff. Two other polls also show Bolsonaro ahead, but all remain within a 2 percent margin of error, and experts still consider the race a toss-up.

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