Lula widens lead over Bolsonaro

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to 10 points, ahead of the presidential election

34%
34%

Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Liberal Party (PL)

Hard-right former army captain, won 2018 election on wave of popular discontent over corruption, crime and economy

Modest economic achievements – including pension reform – overshadowed by unchecked deforestation in Amazon and disastrous handling of Covid-19 crisis


44%
Sep 14 survey: 42%

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Workers’ Party (PT)
  
Former union leader, served as president 2003-2010, funding widespread social welfare schemes with profits from Brazil’s commodities boom
  
Left office in 2010, still hugely popular, but was jailed for 19 months in 2017 on bribery charges, until convictions overturned
  

Genial/Quaest survey of 2,000 voters in person, Sep 17-20. Margin of error ±2 points 


Sources: Reuters, Folha de S.Paulo 
Pictures: Newscom 
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