Polls show close race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil runoff

Brazil's presidential election will be decided in Sunday's runoff, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro outlining competing energy policies. Both candidates propose expanding renewable energy and storage capacity while reducing electricity costs. The post Brazil’s presidential election: Lula and Bolsonaro’s proposals for solar energy appeared first on pv magazine Global.

Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro holds a slim lead over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva less than two weeks before Brazil’s runoff election, a new poll showed.

For more than 20 years, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reigned as Brazil’s most dominant political figure. The leftist leader has been elected to three terms as president and, at the age of 80, is vying for a fourth. But Lula, as he is widely known, and his supporters were dealt a shocking setback in national elections held Oct. 4, when Lula’s leading opponent, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, won the most votes. Conservative candidates also notched victories in Brazil’s congress, heralding a potentiall

A Futura poll released Tuesday gives Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8% of valid votes against 48.2% for Lula before Brazil's 25 October runoff. The post Brazil Poll Gives Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8% Over Lula appeared first on The Rio Times.

A PoderData/Aya poll showed incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 49% of valid votes, compared with 51% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a statistical tie within the poll’s 1.8 percentage-point margin of error. The presidential runoff will be held on Oct. 25.