Lula holds thin 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 the ‌vote compared with 45% for Bolsonaro. A previous Datafolha ‌poll last week had Lula leading Bolsonaro by 46% to 44%.