16 days ago · Brazil
Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA 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 1 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
SAO PAULO, Oct 3 - A series of polls on Saturday showed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slightly ahead of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro before Sunday's first-round vote, and a close race in a likely runoff between the leftist incumbent and his right-wing challenger.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Lula leads Bolsonaro by 3 points in Brazil runoff scenario, Datafolha poll shows
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Lula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likely
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil vote, CNT/MDA poll shows
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Straits Times
- The Straits TimesLula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likely