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Presidential in Brazil: Lula says he is “sure” of winning

“Because the elections are very close, the number of people we have to convince is getting smaller and smaller,” the former leftist president admitted, however.

Brazil’s presidential runoff favorite Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva admitted Thursday that incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro’s progress in the latest poll is a warning sign, but said he was “sure” of winning on October 30.

“The survey only serves to alert us,” the former leftist president (2003-2010) said at a press conference in Rio. But “I am sure we will win the election,” he said. “It seems impossible to me that he (Bolsonaro) erases the difference in a week, even with the crazy things he does and the lies he tells.”

The gap narrows with Bolsonaro

Long before the start of the official campaign, Lula always had a winner: in May, he even had a 21-point lead, according to Datafolha.

But the far-right candidate reduced his deficit to 5 points in the first round on October 2, obtaining 43% of the vote, a much smaller difference than expected by the pollsters.

10 days before the vote, the finalists have to try to convince the undecided (1%) and those who say they will vote blank or null (4%).

Author: GA with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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