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Politics

Brazil's Bolsonaro trails former President Lula ahead of runoff vote-poll

A supporter of Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro, attends an inauguration ceremony of an evangelical church in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Washington Alves

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is still lagging behind rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the runoff vote set for the end of the month, according to a poll by Genial/Quaest published on Thursday.

Former President Lula currently has 49% voter support, up 1 percentage point from last week's survey, while Bolsonaro was flat at 41%, according to the latest poll.

Pollsters were widely criticized after the first-round vote for significantly underestimating support for Bolsonaro.

The survey by pollster Genial/Quaest interviewed 2,000 people between Oct. 10 and 12 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

(Reporting by Peter Frontini; editing by Diane Craft)

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