Bolsonaro and Lula head into the final stretch of Brazil’s campaign in a statistical tie

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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are heading into the final days of the campaign for the October 25 runoff in a statistical tie, according to two new polls. A Datafolha survey released on Thursday night gives Bolsonaro 51% of valid votes and Lula 49%, compared with 52% and 48% a week earlier, with a margin of error of two points. Read full article

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These pollsters do not inspire confidence, considering their past track records: https://diariodopoder.com.br/brasil-e-regioes/ttc-brasil/datafolha-decide-nao-errar-sozinho-e-repete-numeros-da-quaest-flavio-51-lula-49
Hopefully, the eventual result will be accepted by the losers and some of the harsh political division will moderate. Brazil can ill afford continued paralysis along ideological lines
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