Dramatic poll in Brazil: the gap between the pro-Israel candidate and the incumbent president

A new Datafolha poll shows the gap narrowing between Flavio Bolsonaro (47%) and Lula (45%) ahead of the second round on October 25. Flavio has pledged to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem and pardon his father. Lula has been suspended from official relations with Israel. At overseas polling stations: Lula over 93% in Ramallah, Flavio over 74% in Tel Aviv.

A new poll by the Datafolha institute published last night shows the gap narrowing between the candidates for the presidency of Brazil ahead of the second round on October 25. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, leads with 47% of voter support compared to 45% for incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Last week, Flavio led by a four-point margin (49% to 45%). The contest presents two opposing visions for the country's future: Lula defined the race as a struggle between 'strengthening the democratic regime and barbarism,' while Flavio attacked the current situation and declared that 'Brazil can no longer bear suffering.' The race has direct implications for Brazil's relations with Israel: Flavio has pledged to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem and pardon his father, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence. Lula, who was suspended from official relations with Israel after comparing the Gaza war to the Holocaust, represents an opposing policy line. At overseas polling stations, sharp gaps were recorded: Lula garnered over 93% in Ramallah, Flavio over 74% in Tel Aviv.