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Bolsonaro narrows deficit to Lula ahead of Brazil election - Datafolha poll

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters while he is escorted by members of presidential security during the 45th Expointer agricultural fair in Esteio, Brazil September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's slightly narrowed his deficit to opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of an October election, a poll published on Friday showed.

The survey by Datafolha showed Lula's lead dipping to 11 percentage points, with 45% support against Bolsonaro's 34% in the first round of the election. Bolsonaro recorded 32% support in the previous poll last week.

(Reporting by Carolina Pulice and Pedro Fonseca; editing by Richard Pullin)

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