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Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead; runoff with Bolsonaro stays tight, BTG/Nexus poll shows

28 Sept 2026, 11:02 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 LULA, BOLSONARO TIED IN SIMULATED RUNOFF Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month’s election, according to a BTG Pactual/Nexus poll. Lula widened his lead in first-round voting intentions, according to the same poll. Source: The Straits Times #Brazil #Lula

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