Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Brazil Election: Lula Narrows Gap to Bolsonaro in PoderData Poll
Politics

Brazil Election: Lula Narrows Gap to Bolsonaro in PoderData Poll

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 13 October 2026, 13:18 UTC By Fernando Travaglini 1 min read
Key Points

Lula Narrows Gap to Bolsonaro in PoderData Poll A PoderData/Aya poll showed incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 49% of valid votes, compared with 51% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a statistical tie within the poll’s 1.8 percentage-point margin of error. The presidential runoff will be held on Oct. 25. The poll, conducted from Oct. 10 to 12, showed the gap narrowing to 2 percentage points from 6.

Lula Narrows Gap to Bolsonaro in PoderData Poll A PoderData/Aya poll showed incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 49% of valid votes, compared with 51% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a statistical tie within the poll’s 1.8 percentage-point margin of error. The presidential runoff will be held on Oct. 25. The poll, conducted from Oct. 10 to 12, showed the gap narrowing to 2 percentage points from 6. The senator fell 2 points, while the president gained the same amount compared with the Oct. 8 poll.
Brazil (LOCATION) Lula Narrows (PERSON) PoderData (ORG) Lula Narrows Gap (PERSON) Luiz Inácio (PERSON) Lula da Silva (PERSON) Flávio Bolsonaro (PERSON)
Originally published by Bloomberg Markets Read original →

Related Stories

Taiwanese finance minister plans to join Apec meeting in Hong Kong

Taiwanese Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun plans to attend the Apec meeting in Hong Kong, where the Chinese finance chief is due to deliver the opening speech. Chuang’s ministry told Reuters on Tuesday she would attend the meeting “as is customary”. Hong Kong is hosting the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting on October 20 and 21, while the Economic Leaders’ Summit will take place in Shenzhen next month.

South China Morning Post 7m ago

White House has asked Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, new Trump press secretary says

Newly appointed US Embassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the Greek Presidential Palace to present her credentials to the Greek President in Athens, on November 4, 2025. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images The White House has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday in her debut briefing.

CNBC 8m ago

War Collides With Saudi Ambition at a Gathering of Oil Powers

A handout image of the WPC Energy Congress, which started on Sunday. Those attending were forced to reroute to other airports and even countries in the region.

NYT Business 17m ago

Supreme Court to weigh if Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the Trump administration’s bid to deny asylum to a man officials say provided material support to terrorists in Nigeria by cooking food for them. The case involving Izuchukwu Ozurumba focuses on a provision of immigration law that bars anyone from entering the U.S. if they have “engaged in terrorist activity,” which includes providing material support. The Trump administration has cracked down on asylum claims as part of its broader...

NBC News 18m ago