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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Peter Frontini and Anthony Boadle

Brazil's Lula has 12% lead over Bolsonaro, would win run-off by 16%, says poll

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former president and presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during campaign event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Suamy Beydoun

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a 12-percentage-point lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the October election, according to a new poll published on Monday.

The survey by IPEC, formerly known as IBOPE, showed Lula with 44% of voter support against 32% for Bolsonaro in the first round of the election schedule for Oct. 2.

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