Poll Shows Lula and Flávio Tied in Brazil Election Race
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A new poll shows two men are close in Brazil's election race.
The poll is called BTG/Nexus. It looks at President Lula and a man named Flávio.
The poll shows Lula and Flávio are tied. This means they have the same number of votes.
They are tied in the first round and also in the second round.
In Brazil, if no one wins in the first round, there is a second round.
Some websites let people bet on who will win. This is called a prediction market.
On a site called Kalshi, Flávio has a 59% chance to win.
On a site called Polymarket, Flávio has a 58% chance to win.
This shows people think Flávio may win, even if the poll says it is close.
The election will happen in Brazil next year.
Vocabulary15 words
- poll
- a study that asks people questions to learn what they think
- tied
- having the same score or result as someone else
- round
- one part of a vote, when people choose a leader
- bet
- to give money and hope to win more money if you guess right
- prediction market
- a website where people bet money on what will happen
- probability
- how likely something is to happen
- election
- a time when people vote for a leader
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- president
- the leader of a country
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- chance
- the possibility that something will happen
- close
- very near in a race or contest
- result
- what happens at the end
- site
- a place on the internet
- number
- an amount shown as a figure
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1. They are tied in both rounds 2. 59% 3. True
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A new _____ shows two men are close in Brazil's election race.
The poll is called BTG/Nexus. It looks at President _____ and a man named Flávio.
The poll shows Lula and Flávio are _____.
They are tied in the first _____ and also in the second round.
In Brazil, if no one wins in the first round, there is a second round.
Some websites let people _____ on who will win.
On a site called Kalshi, Flávio has a 59% _____ to win.
On a site called Polymarket, Flávio has a 58% chance to win.
This shows people think Flávio may win, even if the poll says it is _____.
The _____ will happen in Brazil next year.
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