Lula’s Lead Over Bolsonaro Narrows in Brazil

“President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s advantage over right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll found,” Bloomberg reports.

“Lula would earn 46% to Bolsonaro’s 45% in a runoff scenario, according to the BTG Pactual/Nexus survey published Monday.”

“The 80-year-old incumbent led by 6 points, 49% to 43%, in an AtlasIntel poll released last week, while a Datafolha survey released in late July found him ahead by 5 points.”