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Brazil Elections: Bolsonaro Narrows Lula's Lead in New Poll

Is Lula heading to reelection or is Bolsonaro closing the gap fast enough to win?

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Brazil Elections: Bolsonaro Narrows Lula's Lead in New Poll

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Above: Flávio Bolsonaro (C) during a press conference in Brasilia on Aug. 5. Image credit: Ton Molina/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

Lula is heading into the presidential race with a real lead, and the numbers back that up across every single runoff scenario tested. The anti-Lula vote stays scattered in the first round, and no right-wing candidate besides Bolsonaro even comes close to threatening that dynamic. Lula's structural advantage looks exactly like that.

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Government-critical narrative

Quaest has a left-wing bias and a compromised track record, yet even by its own numbers, Bolsonaro is already within the margin of error against Lula. Right-wing candidates consistently outperform their polling on election day thanks to the silent vote, and that gap was massive in 2022. The current trend shows he is gaining ground fast.

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