19 days ago · Brazil
Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead; runoff with Bolsonaro stays tight, BTG/Nexus poll shows
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Brazil. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 11:02 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead; runoff with Bolsonaro stays tight, BTG/Nexus poll shows”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
SAO PAULO, Sept 28 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month's election, while the leftist incumbent widened his lead in the first round, two polls showed on Monday.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead; runoff with Bolsonaro stays tight, BTG/Nexus poll shows
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Brazil's Lula widens first-round lead, remains tied with Bolsonaro in runoff polls
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- The Straits Times