Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied in Brazil's election runoff, Quaest poll shows
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FILE PHOTO: A combination image shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) at a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 8, 2026, and senator Flavio Bolsonaro (right), the Liberal Party (PL) candidate in Brazil's presiden
SAO PAULO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are tied in a potential second-round runoff in October's election, a Quaest poll commissioned by Globo showed on Monday.
In a simulated runoff, Lula would win 41% of the vote against 41% for the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. A Quaest poll released on September 2 had Lula leading Bolsonaro 42% to 41%.
Quaest surveyed 2,004 people between September 3-6. The poll has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes and Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Paul Simao)
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