Flavio Bolsonaro running level with Lula in Brazil election polls, France 24 reports
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro is polling roughly level with incumbent President Lula ahead of the presidential election, according to France 24. The report describes the 45-year-old candidate as having been relatively little known nationally just months earlier.
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Flavio Bolsonaro is running at roughly the same level as President Lula in polling ahead of Brazil's upcoming presidential election, France 24 reports.
The outlet identifies Bolsonaro as a 45-year-old senator and describes his national profile as having risen from relative obscurity only a few months ago.
France 24 places his candidacy in a wider regional context, suggesting that a Bolsonaro victory would extend a recent shift toward right-wing or far-right governments across Latin America.
The provided excerpt does not identify the polls behind the comparison with Lula or give their dates, figures or margins of error.
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- France 24 – Englishfrance24.com
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