Lula holds lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha poll shows

Brazilian ‌President Luiz Inacio ​Lula da Silva ‌has maintained a two-percentage-point lead over Senator Flavio ‌Bolsonaro, his main challenger, ‌in a potential runoff ahead of October's election, ⁠a ​Datafolha ⁠poll showed on Thursday.

In a ⁠simulated runoff, Lula would ​receive 47% of vote compared ⁠with 45% for ⁠Bolsonaro. ​A previous Datafolha poll last week ⁠had Lula leading Bolsonaro ⁠by ⁠46% to 44%.