Bolsonaro, Lula statistically tied in simulated Brazil runoff, Atlas/Bloomberg poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month’s election, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Thursday, with the right-wing lawmaker now holding a narrow numerical edge over the leftist incumbent.

The eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro would receive 46. 4% of the vote in a second-round runoff, compared with 46. 2% for Lula, the poll showed. In late August, Lula led the senator 47. 1% to 42. 6%. In a first-round scenario, Lula is seen leading with 43. 0% of the vote, followed by Bolsonaro (37. 4%), Augusto Cury (6. 6%) and Renan Santos (6. 5%). The previous poll showed Lula at…