Lula loses lead in run-off polls against Bolsonaro for the first time

Constantly declining in the polls in recent weeks, Brazilian president and re-election candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva loses his lead for the first time in the run-off projections for next October's elections to his main opponent, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. This is what emerges from the latest survey carried out by the AtlasIntel institute for Bloomberg. According to the latest survey, Bolsonaro appears with 46.4% of the preferences against 46.2 for the head of state. Lula would also be second in comparison with the former governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (46.2% against 46%) and tied with the former governor of Goias Ronaldo Caiado with 45.5%. Lula's advantage increases against Augusto Cury (43.8% to 41.1%) and against Renan Santos (43.8% to 41.1%). The situation is reversed in the first round, where Lula remains ahead in all scenarios. The president garners 43% of voting intentions, ahead of Bolsonaro at 37.4%. Followed by Augusto Cury at 6.6%, Renan Santos at 6.5%, Romeu Zema at 2.1% and Ronaldo Caiado at 1.1%.