Poll Shows Tarcísio Leading São Paulo Governor Race
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There is an election for governor of São Paulo, Brazil. A new poll shows the numbers.
The poll is called Atlas/Estadão. It shows two men. One is Tarcísio. The other is Haddad.
Tarcísio has 53.3% of votes in the poll. Haddad has 40.1% of votes.
This is for the first round of the election. In Brazil, an election can have two rounds.
If one person gets more than half of votes, they win in the first round. They do not need a second round.
People from Haddad's party are called Petistas. They think the election may end after the first round.
They plan to ask Lula for help. Lula is the president of Brazil. They want him to bring more people to vote for Haddad.
Vocabulary6 words
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- poll
- asking many people questions to guess an answer
- first round
- the first part of a vote; can decide the winner
- second round
- a second vote between the top two people
- Petistas
- people who support the PT political party
- president
- the top leader of a country
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1. The race for governor of São Paulo 2. Tarcísio 3. Help bring more voters for Haddad
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There is an _____ for governor of São Paulo, Brazil. A new _____ shows the numbers.
The poll is called Atlas/Estadão. It shows two men. One is Tarcísio. The other is _____.
Tarcísio has 53.3% of votes in the poll. Haddad has _____% of votes.
This is for the _____ round of the election. In Brazil, an election can have two rounds.
If one person gets more than half of votes, they win in the first round. They do not need a _____ round.
People from Haddad's party are called _____. They think the election may end after the first round.
They plan to ask _____ for help. Lula is the president of Brazil.
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