# Lula holds slim lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election

https://mins.news/en/item/22673

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 00:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/lula-holds-slim-lead-over-flavio-bolsonaro-ahead-of-brazil-election?traffic_source=rss

> 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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