"I will not attend the debate": Brazil's elections reopen
Two days before the first round of Brazil's presidential elections, a new poll by Datafolha shows a statistical tie between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro announced he will boycott the traditional election debate on Globo network. His rise is attributed to the consolidation of the conservative camp and a corruption scandal involving a Supreme Court judge.
Brazil's presidential race has reached its final stretch in a tense tie. A Datafolha poll published on October 1 shows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading Senator Flávio Bolsonaro by a slim margin, two days before the first round scheduled for Sunday. In a second-round scenario, Lula receives 48% versus 45% for Bolsonaro, but due to a 2% margin of error, this is a statistical tie. In the first round, Lula leads with 42% versus 38% for Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, the conservative candidate announced on his X account that he will boycott the traditional election debate on Globo network. Bolsonaro's strengthening stems from the consolidation of the conservative camp around him and a corruption scandal involving Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a political rival of the Bolsonaro family and an ally of the Lula government. Brazil's financial markets responded positively to the narrowing gap in the polls, recording gains.