Survey shows tied presidential candidates

A survey by the Datafolha institute found Brazilian presidential candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro tied at 50% three days before the second round of the election. This result has given hope to Lula's campaign, which secured 45% of the votes in the first round on October 4, finishing behind Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 47% of the votes.

Lula's campaign described as disorganized

The left-wing candidate described the first-round campaign as the most "disorganized" in decades. Lula has reduced the gap compared to previous surveys, showing improvement in his favorability numbers in recent weeks.

Lula's support increased in recent weeks

Two weeks ago, Datafolha gave Lula 48% of voting intentions, compared to 52% for Bolsonaro. A week ago, Lula had already narrowed the gap to 51% to 49%, showing a steady increase in his support.

Other surveys show similar trends

According to Datafolha, Lula and Bolsonaro are in a near-equal position considering the margin of error, similar to other surveys such as that of the Quaest institute, which attributed 45% to Bolsonaro and 44% to Lula on Wednesday.

Surveys underestimated Bolsonaro’s lead

Most surveys had not anticipated Flávio Bolsonaro's victory in the first round, as they had previously given Lula a narrow lead, indicating that the political landscape shifted more than expected in the final stretch of the campaign.