{
  "id": 15068674,
  "title": "Gerp Poll Has Flávio 52%, Lula 48% in Runoff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/gerp-poll-has-flavio-52-lula-48-in-runoff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/gerp-poll-flavio-52-lula-48-runoff-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gerp poll released on October 16, 2026, shows Flávio Bolsonaro with 52% of the valid votes compared to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 48%. This poll, conducted by Gerp with a 2% margin of error, indicates a narrowing of the lead from 10 points in a previous survey on October 13 to 4 points. The runoff election is scheduled for October 25, 2026, with both candidates facing rejection by a significant portion of voters. The poll also reveals that 57% of respondents expect Flávio to win the runoff, regardless of their vote.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}