New Poll Shows Voter Views Before Brazil's Runoff Election
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Brazil is preparing for the second round of its presidential election.
A new poll by Quaest shows how different groups of people plan to vote.
The poll breaks down results by region, gender, age, political identity, race and religion.
This means it shows how people in different parts of Brazil are voting.
It also shows differences between men and women, and between age groups.
Political identity refers to which party or leader a person supports.
The second round will happen in ten days.
Other news reports are comparing current polling data with past elections.
They are looking at numbers from the 2018 and 2022 elections.
This comparison helps people understand how opinions have changed over time.
Another company, Datafolha, is preparing a new survey as well.
This survey will test a possible matchup between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
These two names are the main candidates being discussed.
The exact time for the Datafolha results has been announced separately.
Polls like these are common before Brazilian elections.
They help the public and media understand who may win.
However, polls are not always a perfect prediction of the final result.
The upcoming results from Datafolha and Quaest are expected to attract wide attention.
Many Brazilians are watching closely as the election date approaches.
Vocabulary6 words
- poll
- a study that asks people what they think or who they will vote for
- religion
- belief in a god or gods
- polling data
- information collected from a poll
- candidates
- people who are trying to win an election
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two people when no one wins the first time
- survey
- a set of questions asked to many people
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Answer key
1. Region, gender, age, political identity, race and religion 2. 2018 and 2022 3. Datafolha
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Brazil is preparing for the second round of its presidential _____.
A new poll by Quaest shows how different _____ of people plan to vote.
The poll breaks down results by region, gender, age, political identity, race and _____.
It also shows differences between men and women, and between age _____.
The second round will happen in _____ days.
Other news reports are comparing current polling data with past _____.
They are looking at numbers from the 2018 and _____ elections.
Another company, _____, is preparing a new survey as well.
This survey will test a possible matchup between Lula and _____.
Polls like these are common before Brazilian _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think polls ask about groups like region, gender, age and religion?
- How useful do you think opinion polls are before an election?
- Why might people compare current polls to past election results?
- Do you follow election polls in your own country? Why or why not?
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