New Poll Shows Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro Race for 2026
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A new poll shows information about Brazil's 2026 election.
The poll compares President Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
It looks at people's opinions in São Paulo.
The poll also shows numbers for Pernambuco.
In Pernambuco, people also compare Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro is a senator. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The 2026 election is for a new president of Brazil.
This poll gives new numbers about who people want to win.
The poll does not give exact numbers in this report.
More polls will come before the election in 2026.
Vocabulary15 words
- poll
- a study that asks many people a question
- election
- a day when people vote for a leader
- opinions
- what people think or believe
- senator
- a person who works in a country's government
- president
- the top leader of a country
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- compare
- to look at two things together
- report
- a piece of news information
- state
- a big part of a country, like São Paulo
- leader
- a person who runs a country or group
- government
- the group that runs a country
- race
- a competition between people
- result
- the answer or number from a poll
- national
- about the whole country
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Answer key
1. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro 2. São Paulo and Pernambuco 3. True
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A new _____ shows information about Brazil's 2026 _____.
The poll compares President Lula and Flávio _____.
It looks at people's _____ in São Paulo.
The poll also shows numbers for _____.
In Pernambuco, people also compare Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro is a _____. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The 2026 election is for a new _____ of Brazil.
This poll gives new numbers about who people want to _____ for.
More polls will come before the election in _____.