As the second round of the Brazilian presidential election approaches, the country is going through an electoral sequence of extreme tension, marked by absolute polarization. Recent opinion polls confirm a neck-and-neck duel between outgoing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), son of former head of state Jair Bolsonaro. According to the Meio/Ideia institute poll published on October 21, 'the PL candidate has 51% of valid votes, against 49% for the PT candidate,' establishing a situation of 'technical tie within the margin of error, which is 2.5 percentage points.' Taking into account all votes, Flávio Bolsonaro garners 48% of the vote against 46% for Lula, 3.4% blank or null ballots, and 2.6% undecided. This dynamic is corroborated by other polling institutes. A study conducted by Palver credits…
General agreement on a tight statistical neck-and-neck race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro according to Brazilian polls (Metrópoles, Veja, Brasil 247). However, the tone diverges sharply: The Guardian mocks the far-right's campaign blunders, Brasil 247 highlights parliamentary maneuvers and economic risks, while Consortium News sees it as a reflection of interference…
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