Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva maintains a wide 18-point lead over current head of state Jair Bolsonaro for the October presidential elections, according to a survey published Thursday by the benchmark institute Datafolha.
Lula, 76 years old, who had a three-year mandate after avoir gouverné le country from 2003 to 2010, is credited with 47% of the intentions to vote for the premier tour, the same chiffre that lors de la dernière enquête d’opinion du même institut, one month ago.
Lula at the head among the poorest
Jair Bolsonaro, 67, only advances one point, up to 29%, and does not seem to benefit at the moment from the social spending announcement approved two weeks ago by Parliament.
Datafolha points out, however, that the far-right president gained three points in one month among the poorest voters (54% for Lula, 23% for Bolsonaro) and six points among women (46% for Lula, 27% for Bolsonaro).
Two months before this election, which promises to be very polarized, the rest of the candidates in the running are once again content with crumbs, Ciro Gomes (center-left) cited by only 8% of those surveyed and Simone Tebet (center-duty) 2 %.
Source: BFM TV
