Lula and Bolsonaro in tight race as Brazil prepares to vote
The race will determine whether Brazil joins a regional rightward shift that has seen conservative allies of the U.S. President win in Chile, Colombia and Peru.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his rightwing challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, are in a tight race as Brazilians prepare to vote in the upcoming election on Sunday, according to three new polls. In a scenario where Lula would receive 47% of valid votes, while Bolsonaro would secure 44%, according to the AtlasIntel survey released on Saturday.
The leftist incumbent would take 45% of valid votes against Bolsonaro's 42% in a first round situation, as reported by the Folha de S.Paulo based on a Datafolha poll. Lula would have 46% of valid votes compared to Bolsonaro's 45% in the first round, according to the Quaest poll commissioned by Globo.
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