Bolsonaro’s lead over Lula narrows ahead of Brazil runoff, polls show
SAO PAULO, Oct 19 (Reuters) Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro s lead over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has narrowed ahead of an October 25 runoff, two polls showed on Monday, pointing to a close race between the right-wing lawmaker and the leftist incumbent. The eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro unexpectedly led the first-round vote earlier this month, finishing nearly two points ahead of Lula, who is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term. NEXUS/BTG PACTUAL POLL • Flavio Bolsonaro would receive 46.5% of the vote in the runoff, compared with 45.9% for Lula, a Nexus poll commissioned by BTG Pactual showed • An October 13 survey had Bolsonaro at 47.9% and Lula at 45.1% • In valid votes, which exclude blank votes and undecided voters, Bolsonaro leads Lula 50.3% to 49.7% • Nexus surveyed 2,002 people from October 16-18; margin of error 2 percentage points ATLASINTEL/BLOOMBERG POLL • According to an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll, Bolsonaro would receive 49.8%