{
  "id": 16396406,
  "title": "Quaest Poll Has Flávio 51%, Lula 49%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/quaest-poll-has-flavio-51-lula-49",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:42:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/quaest-poll-flavio-51-lula-49-final-runoff-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's final Quaest poll shows Flávio Bolsonaro leading President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by 51% to 49% of valid votes. This equates to about 50.6% to 49.4% in total votes after accounting for blank, null and undecided responses. Quaest, a Brazilian polling institute, conducted the survey in person on October 23 and 24 with 3,702 voters aged 16 or older. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, making the 2-point difference a technical tie. Approval ratings for Lula's government have risen above disapproval in the poll. Brazilians will vote in the runoff on October 25, with polls closing at 5 p.m. Brasília time (4 p.m. ET).",
  "summary": "Quaest's final Brazil runoff poll has Flávio Bolsonaro at 51% and Lula at 49% of valid votes, a technical tie one day before the vote. The post Quaest Poll Has Flávio 51%, Lula 49% appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula by 51% to 49% in final Quaest poll",
    "Survey conducted by Quaest on October 23-24 with 3,702 voters",
    "Margin of error is 2 percentage points, making the lead a technical tie"
  ],
  "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."
}