Brazil Looks Ahead to Possible Runoff Between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
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Brazil could see a presidential election runoff between current President Lula and senator Flávio Bolsonaro. A runoff is a second round of voting between the two leading candidates.
The polling company Ipespe has released its first survey about this possible second round. A survey asks a group of people questions to understand public opinion.
The survey looks at how voters might choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro if they faced each other in the runoff. Flávio Bolsonaro is a well-known politician in Brazil.
News coverage has also focused on another question: what might happen in Brazilian politics if Flávio Bolsonaro were to win the election. Commentators are discussing the possible effects of such a result.
At the same time, people are waiting to see when new polls about the second round will be published. Several polling companies usually release numbers before a runoff vote happens.
These surveys help the public understand how the race between the two candidates is developing. A race, in this context, means a competition between candidates for the same position.
Although the runoff has not yet taken place, discussion about a possible Flávio Bolsonaro victory has already begun among journalists and analysts. A victory means winning the election.
For now, the exact date of the runoff and further poll results have not been confirmed in the available information. More details are expected to follow as the campaign continues.
Vocabulary10 words
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two candidates
- survey
- asking people questions to learn their opinion
- politician
- a person who works in government
- poll
- a count of people's opinions before an event
- race
- a competition between candidates
- victory
- winning
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- commentator
- a person who talks about current events
- analyst
- a person who studies information carefully
- public opinion
- what most people think
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1. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro 2. The first survey about the runoff 3. False
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Brazil could see a presidential election _____ between current President Lula and senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
A runoff is a second round of voting between the two leading _____.
The polling company Ipespe has released its first _____ about this possible second round.
A survey asks a group of people questions to understand public _____.
Flávio Bolsonaro is a well-known _____ in Brazil.
News coverage has also focused on another question: what might happen in Brazilian politics if Flávio Bolsonaro were to _____ the election.
People are waiting to see when new _____ about the second round will be published.
These surveys help the public understand how the _____ between the two candidates is developing.
Discussion about a possible Flávio Bolsonaro _____ has already begun among journalists.
The exact date of the runoff has not been _____ in the available information.
Discussion questions
- Why do polling companies like Ipespe release surveys before elections?
- What do you think journalists mean when they discuss what would happen if a candidate wins?
- How useful do you think opinion polls are for predicting real election results?
- What qualities do you think make a good political leader?
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