{
  "id": 11833174,
  "title": "Lula and Bolsonaro in tight race as Brazil prepares to vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lula-and-bolsonaro-in-tight-race-as-brazil-prepares-to-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/04/world/politics/lula-bolsonaro-tight-race-brazil-vote/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}