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Related: About this forumLula Would Defeat Bolsonaro in Presidential Vote, Poll Shows
Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg News
News Wire
6h ago
(Bloomberg) -- Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to defeat the countrys current leader Jair Bolsonaro by a wide margin in next years presidential runoff, according to a survey by Datafolha.
Lula would capture 41% of votes in the first round of the election, compared to Bolsonaros 23%, the poll released Wednesday said.
The leftist leaders popularity has surged since Brazils top court cleared him of corruption convictions earlier this year that barred him from running for office. While Bolsonaros popularity continues to erode amid the pandemic, no other opponent of the far-right president has garnered significant support. Notably, no other potential candidate captured more than 7% of voter intentions, the survey said.
In a potential second and final round, Lula would handily win with 52% of votes compared to Bolsonaros 32%.
Datafolha interviewed 2,071 people across the country May 11-12. The poll had 2% a margin of error.
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WHITT
(2,868 posts)falsely charged, prosecuted, and imprisoned in the first place, so he couldn't run for office.
Judi Lynn
(160,588 posts)He has been absolutely beloved by the people for years.
WHITT
(2,868 posts)I thought I should have added, hopefully they don't assassinate him.