# Why Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed the polls in Brazil’s election

https://mins.news/en/item/88673

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 20:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/why-flavio-bolsonaro-outperformed-the-polls-in-brazils-election?traffic_source=rss

> Experts say a late shift by right-wing voters, the Banco Master banking scandal and economic frustration may explain Flavio Bolsonaro’s unexpected first-round lead in Brazil’s presidential election. He won about 47 percent to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 45 percent, surprising analysts and prompting questions about what polls missed.

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