Lula overtakes Flávio Bolsonaro in Atlas/Bloomberg poll for second round

Previous poll round showed Flávio Bolsonaro numerically ahead of the president; the scenario has reversed

Lula overtakes Flávio Bolsonaro in Atlas/Bloomberg poll for second round

TL;DR

  • President Lula (PT) has taken the lead in a potential second-round election against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), according to the latest Atlas/Bloomberg poll.
  • In the current poll, Lula has 47.7% of voting intentions, while Bolsonaro has 47.4%, indicating a technical tie.
  • In first-round scenarios, Lula leads with 45.8% of intentions, followed by Flávio Bolsonaro with 43.4%.
  • Lula also leads in simulated second-round matchups against other potential opponents like Romeu Zema, Ronaldo Caiado, Augusto Cury, and Renan Santos.
  • The poll was conducted by AtlasIntel in partnership with Bloomberg, interviewing 5,015 voters between September 17 and 22, with a margin of error of one percentage point.