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Voting intention surveys are carried out periodically in Brazil to measure support for presidential candidates, especially in periods close to elections. The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) records and monitors these surveys to ensure transparency and reliability of the data.
According to data registered at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), 2,154 people aged 16 or over were interviewed between the 10th and 13th of October. The margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus, with a 95% confidence level. The research is registered with the TSE under number BR-08729/2026.
In addition to voting intentions for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT), Quaest also researched voting in the first round, levels of rejection of candidates, knowledge about presidential candidates' proposals and assessment of the Lula government.
In addition to this Wednesday's Quaest (14), Datafolha will also present a new survey on the presidential dispute this week. The research, commissioned by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, will be released on Thursday (15).
📋The new Datafolha survey foresees interviews with 2,520 people aged 16 or over, between the 13th and 15th of October. The margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus, and the confidence level is 95%. Registration with the TSE is BR-00466/2026.

Minister Kassio Nunes Marques, from the TSE, ordered the suspension of the 'Lula's Army' channel on WhatsApp for electoral propaganda without prior registration, following a legal dispute with Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign. The channel was registered by Lula's campaign and can return to operation after 48 hours.

The elected governor of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Ruas (PL), announced the elected vice-governor Fernanda Louback as secretary of Inclusion and Women, with her own budget to expand public policies for women and people with disabilities throughout the state.
Pope Francis was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma; the BC reports that R$5.8 billion can be redeemed by almost 24 million people; Nunes Marques authorizes the group 'Lula's Army', but suspends the channel for 48 hours citing electoral law; the 'Tropa do Flávio' channel on WhatsApp was also not registered with the TSE; the MDB splits in the second round with 16 directorates supporting Flávio and 10 supporting Lula; and Minister Fachin asks the PF for all citations to ministers on a descriptive basis.

The leader of the MDB in the Senate, Eduardo Braga, declared support for Lula's reelection on behalf of the party's senators, while 10 directorates from the North and Northeast announced support for the PT member. In contrast, the MDB formalized majority support for Flávio Bolsonaro, with 17 of the 27 state directorates declaring support for the PL candidate. Veneziano Vital do Rêgo also supported Lula and criticized Flávio Bolsonaro for threatening the tax reform approved in 2024.

UnB students held an event from 4pm at the Museum of the Republic in support of Lula's re-election and criticizing the far right, with the presence of Agnelo Queiroz and deputies Max Maciel, Gabriel Magno and Erika Kokay. PMDF reported that Via S1 on Esplanada dos Ministérios is fully occupied.

The inspector general of the Electoral Justice, Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, defended that the discussion on the operation of the 'Lula's Army' channel, on WhatsApp, be carried out by the plenary of the Superior Electoral Court, after the president of the TSE, Kassio Nunes Marques, recognized the registration of the channel by the Lula campaign and stated that it could return to operation after 48 hours, in a process brought by the Flávio Bolsonaro campaign.