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Brazil’s Lula Holds Lead Against Bolsonaro After Bank Scandal

Brazil’s Lula Holds Lead Against Bolsonaro After Bank Scandal
Bloomberg Markets Saturday 20 June 2026, 16:30 UTC By Patricia Xavier 1 min read
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Elections Brazil’s Lula Holds Lead Against Bolsonaro After Bank Scandal President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained his lead in polls on the Brazilian presidential election against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is weighed down by his ties to a former banker involved in the country’s biggest bank fraud scandal. Lula still leads Bolsonaro by 4 percentage points, 47% to 43%, in a hypothetical runoff election, according to a Datafolha survey published Saturday. The candidates repeated the...

Elections Brazil’s Lula Holds Lead Against Bolsonaro After Bank Scandal President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained his lead in polls on the Brazilian presidential election against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is weighed down by his ties to a former banker involved in the country’s biggest bank fraud scandal. Lula still leads Bolsonaro by 4 percentage points, 47% to 43%, in a hypothetical runoff election, according to a Datafolha survey published Saturday. The candidates repeated the same numbers seen in a poll last month, when Lula took the lead amid reports of Bolsonaro’s connection to Daniel Vorcaro, the jailed former chief executive of Banco Master SA.
Brazil (LOCATION) Lula Holds (PERSON) Bank Scandal Elections Brazil (ORG) Bank Scandal (ORG) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PERSON) Brazilian (ORG) Flavio Bolsonaro (PERSON) Lula (PERSON) Bolsonaro (ORG) Datafolha (PERSON) Daniel Vorcaro (PERSON) Banco Master SA (ORG)
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