Tag: Fernando Haddad

Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:14 UTC
Daunting Brazil challenges for whoever is elected president this month

Whoever wins Brazil’s presidential election on October 7, and the runoff on October 28, will have to convince markets, implement austerity measures while trying to drag millions people out of poverty.
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 12:36 UTC
Haddad could defeat Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff vote, according to latest poll

Brazil’s Workers Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, would defeat far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in an expected runoff vote in next month’s election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday. In a simulated runoff vote, the poll found Haddad would get 45% voter support, beating Bolsonaro with 39%, with the rest of those asked saying they were undecided or would annul their ballot. Voting is compulsory in Brazil.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:15 UTC
Ciro Gomes leaves hospital following minor prostate surgery

Brazil presidential election candidate Ciro Gomes left hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, a day after undergoing surgery on his prostate. Currently running third in opinion polls ahead of the October 7 election first round, 60-year-old Gomes underwent a minimally invasive procedure that involved the “cauterization of blood vessels,” his center-left PDT party said in a statement.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Latest poll in Brazil shows extreme right Bolsonaro losing ground

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has only a six-point lead over surging Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad, and would lose a second-round runoff against him next month, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday. However both leading candidates lost one percentage point over last week's poll and only Ciro Gomes climbed from 11% to 12%
Thursday, September 20th 2018 - 08:21 UTC
Datafolha poll shows Bolsonaro and Haddad leading ahead of Brazilian election

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro gained ground over his rivals in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election set for Oct. 7, a new poll showed on Thursday, though it remains unclear who he will face in an expected run-off vote on Oct. 28.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Brazil's presidential race polarizing between Bolsonaro and Haddad, according to latest poll

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro held a solid lead ahead of the October 7 election following a near-fatal stabbing, but Workers Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad emerged in second place, signaling a potential polarized right-left runoff, a poll showed on Monday.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Bolsonaro sends message from hospital bed and accuses rival PT of willing to win through fraud

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro attacked the rival Workers Party (PT) and raised the prospect of voter fraud in an address on Sunday from his hospital bed in Sao Paulo, where he is recovering from an assassination attempt.
Saturday, September 15th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Bolsonaro and Lula's candidate most probably will be in the October 28 runoff

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, in intensive care after being stabbed at a campaign rally, kept his first-round lead in an election opinion poll on Friday, but a leftist rival from the Workers Party (PT) made solid gains.
Saturday, September 15th 2018 - 08:46 UTC
Brazilian markets and currency ended the week higher

Brazilian markets ticked higher on Friday, bolstered by a new presidential election poll, sending the benchmark Bovespa index up more than 1% as the country's currency, the real, gained about 0.78%.
Friday, September 14th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Brazil's Bolsorano recovering but his presidential campaigning is over

Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian far-right frontrunner for president, on Thursday was recovering from emergency surgery with no complications, but his running mate said his return to campaigning would be further delayed.