New Poll Shows Close Race in Brazil's Presidential Runoff
Brazil has a new poll about the presidential election.
The poll comes from a company called BTG/Nexus.
It shows two people: Flávio and Lula.
Flávio has 52% of the votes.
Lula has 48% of the votes.
This is the first poll for the second round of the election.
In Brazil, if no one wins in the first round, there is a second round.
The poll also looks at other people. Their names are Cury, Caiado, Renan, and Zema.
They were in the first round but did not win.
The poll shows where their voters go now.
This week, there will be two more big polls.
They are called Quaest and Datafolha.
People want to know when these polls come out.
The election is very important for Brazil.
Vocabulary3 words
- poll
- a way to ask many people what they think; a survey
- second round
- a final vote between the top two people
- voters
- people who vote in an election
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Answer key
1. Flávio 2. 48% 3. Yes
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Brazil has a new _____ about the presidential election.
The poll comes from a company called BTG/Nexus.
It shows two people: Flávio and Lula.
Flávio has _____% of the votes.
Lula has _____% of the votes.
This is the first poll for the _____ of the election.
In Brazil, if no one wins in the first round, there is a second round.
The poll also looks at other people. Their names are Cury, Caiado, Renan, and Zema.
They were in the first round but did not win.
The poll shows where their _____ go now.
This week, there will be two more big polls.
They are called _____ and Datafolha.
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