Brazil: New poll shows Bolsonaro's lead over leftist rival Haddad narrows

Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro's lead over leftist rival Fernando Haddad has narrowed, according to a survey of voter intentions published on Thursday night ahead of this weekend's run-off ballot.

The Datafolha poll published by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper showed that Bolsonaro had 56 per cent of voter support, compared to Haddad's 44 per cent. A week ago, the same poll had Bolsonaro with 59 per cent and Haddad with 41 per cent.