PoliticsLula holds slim lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election

A Quaest poll shows Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leading right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro 43 percent to 40 percent in a simulated runoff, effectively a statistical tie within the two-point margin of error. Lula leads 38 percent to 31 percent in a first-round scenario, as the race tightens ahead of October’s election.

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