Brazil election poll shows right-winger Bolsonaro holds lead

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News ID: 22917
Publish Date: 20:10 - 14 May 2018
TEHRAN, May 14 - Right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro held on to his lead in early polling ahead of the October election, with moderate Marina Silva in the runner-up position, according to a survey published on Monday.

OIC condemns US embassy move to JerusalemTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – Excluding jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will likely be barred if he registers to run, the MDA poll commissioned by transportation lobby CNT showed 18.3 percent of voters backing Bolsonaro, 11.2 pct for environmentalist Marina Silva, and 9.0 pct for leftist Ciro Gomes. The survey's margin of error was 2.2 percentage points.

Source: Reuters

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