New Poll Shows Close Senate Race in São Paulo
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There is a new poll about the Senate race in São Paulo, Brazil. A poll asks many people a question and shows the results. This poll is about the 2026 election.
The poll is called Futura Senado/SP. It shows who people want for senator. A senator is a person who works in the government and makes laws.
Derrite has 40.8%. This means about 4 in 10 people want him. He is in first place now.
Marina has 36.2%. Tebet has 35.5%. André has 32.8%. These numbers are close to Derrite's number.
The race is a close race. This means no one has a big lead. The final result can still change.
People in São Paulo will vote for a new senator. The vote will happen in 2026.
The newspaper Folha also wrote about this race. Folha said people still have many questions about who will win.
Vocabulary7 words
- poll
- a question asked to many people to learn their opinion
- senator
- a person who works in government and helps make laws
- close race
- a competition where people have almost the same number of votes
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- lead
- to be in first place
- result
- what happens at the end
- government
- the group of people who run a country
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There is a new _____ about the Senate race in São Paulo, Brazil. A poll asks many people a question and shows the results. This poll is about the 2026 _____.
The poll is called Futura Senado/SP. It shows who people want for _____. A senator is a person who works in the government and makes laws.
Derrite has 40.8%. This means about 4 in 10 people want him. He is in first _____ now.
Marina has 36.2%. Tebet has 35.5%. André has 32.8%. These numbers are _____ to Derrite's number.
The race is a close race. This means no one has a big _____. The final result can still change.
People in São Paulo will _____ for a new senator. The vote will happen in 2026.
The newspaper Folha also wrote about this race. Folha said people still have many _____ about who will win.
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