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Brazil Elections: Tight Polls Intensify Race in Final Stretch
Friday, October 23, 2026
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro were tied in a Datafolha poll released Thursday, according to Valor newspaper. Bolsonaro's allies acknowledged that the race had tightened in the final stretch before the election. The poll showed signs of gains for Lula and stability for Bolsonaro.
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