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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows in Brazil vote -poll

Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil GenialQuaest
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at a news conference during a climate summit in the Amazon city of Manaus November 26, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over President Jair Bolsonaro has shrunk to 5 percentage points ahead of a runoff vote set for Oct. 30, a poll by Genial/Quaest showed on Wednesday.

Former President Lula has 47% voter support, down from the last week's 49%, while Bolsonaro gained 1 point to 42%.

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

Former Brazil's President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro attend a Presidential Debate ahead of the runoff election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mariana Greif

The survey by pollster Genial/Quaest interviewed 2,000 people between Oct. 16 and 18 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

(Reporting by Peter Frontini; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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