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LatinTimes Staff Reporter

Bolsonaro Names a Running Mate as Lula's Lead Over Him Narrows to a Single Point

Staff members of the Amazonas Regional Electoral Court (TRE/AM) test electronic voting machines in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP via Getty Images) (Credit: Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil's October 4 presidential race tightened again in the first week of August, and the more consequential shift wasn't in a poll number — it's that Flávio Bolsonaro finally locked down a running mate. Two pollsters measured the contest days apart last week, and both found President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's cushion over the senator shrinking just as the country's official campaign period gets underway.

Neck and Neck in One Poll, More Breathing Room in Another

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