Lula Poised to Win Brazil Election, Pollster Datafolha Says
- Pollster projects leftist candidate win in tight Brazil race
- Lula had 50.7% of votes with about 97% counted by court
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Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is poised to beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential elections, according to projections from local pollster Datafolha.
Lula had 50.7% of the votes to Bolsonaro’s 49.3% with 97% of ballots tallied, or about 1.5 million votes of difference, the electoral court said as of 7:28 p.m. in Brasilia on Sunday. The electoral court still hasn’t called the race.