Politics
Polls Show Tight Race Between Lula and Bolsonaro Ahead of Brazil Run-off
October 16, 2026 at 04:27 AM · Updated 17h ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 10 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
البرازيل.. لولا يستعيد الزخم ويُسقط تحيز ميتا الانتخابي
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SNSky News Arabia
البرازيل.. لولا يضيّق الخناق على بولسونارو قبل جولة الإعادة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Poll shows Bolsonaro with slight lead over Lula ahead of Brazilian run-off
(opens the publisher’s site)Polling shows a near-tie between President Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's October 25 presidential run-off.
- Bolsonaro topped the first round on October 4 with 47 percent of the vote to Lula's 45 percent.
- Polls released this week showed Bolsonaro leading by two percentage points, within the margin of error.
- Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment cutting the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without reducing pay.
- Lula called the measure "a historic achievement for millions of workers."
- Brazil's electoral court ordered Meta to treat presidential candidates equally and imposed a 500,000 reais daily fine for non-compliance.
- Lula's campaign alleged that Meta restricted the reach of his content and AI tools while favoring Bolsonaro's accounts.