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Bolsonaro reduces Lula's advantage for Brazil election -Datafolha

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro talks to journalists during an event to promote the production and sustainable use of Biomethane at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 21, 2022.REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has gained ground on favorite Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the October election, but is still trailing the leftist leader by 17 percentage points, a new poll said on Thursday.

Pollster Datafolha said former President Lula would get 43% of the votes compared with 26% for Bolsonaro in a first-round vote if the election were held today.

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