Key facts
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro named Congressman Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate for the October presidential election.
- A new poll shows Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leading Flavio Bolsonaro in a simulated second-round runoff with 44% to 39%.
- In a first-round scenario, Lula leads with 39% of the votes, and Bolsonaro has 30%.
- A previous poll showed Lula leading Bolsonaro 45% to 37% in a second-round scenario.
- The Quaest poll surveyed 2,004 people between July 31 and August 3.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing challenger to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil's upcoming October election, has named Congressman Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate. This development comes as a new poll indicates a narrowing gap between the two candidates.
A recent Quaest poll, commissioned by brokerage Genial, shows Lula leading Bolsonaro 44% to 39% in a simulated second-round runoff. This represents a decrease in Lula's lead compared to a previous poll where he held a 45% to 37% advantage. In a first-round scenario, Lula garners 39% of the votes, with Bolsonaro at 30%. The poll surveyed 2,004 individuals between July 31 and August 3, carrying a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
Flavio Bolsonaro is the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. If no candidate secures over 50% of valid votes in the first round, the top two contenders will advance to a runoff election.