Brazil poll shows jailed Lula extending lead for October election

Jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has increased his support by almost five percentage points and would win Brazil's October presidential election if he is allowed to run, a poll by CNT/MDA showed on Monday.

Electoral authorities are expected to bar Lula from the election due to a corruption conviction. Despite that, he took 37.3 percent of voter intentions in the latest poll. His nearest rival was far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro with 18.3 percent, followed by Marina Silva with 5.6 percent and Geraldo Alckmin with 4.9 percent.

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