Polls Compare Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Ahead of Possible Runoff
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Brazil's 2026 presidential election could see a close race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, according to new reports.
On Friday, three fresh electoral polls were published. They showed the current gap between the two possible candidates.
If no candidate wins a majority in the first round, Brazil holds a runoff, a second vote between the top two finishers.
Political experts believe this contest could end up as a runoff between Lula, the current president, and Flávio Bolsonaro.
News outlets asked marketers, professionals who plan political campaigns, for their views on who might win.
The owners of polling institutes, companies that carry out surveys, also shared their opinions on the race.
According to the report, one specific number from the polls could be key to understanding who would win a runoff.
However, the exact figures and details of that number were not shared in the summary.
The election is still a long way off, so public opinion could shift several times before voting begins.
Both campaign strategists and poll analysts are likely to keep tracking these numbers closely in the months ahead.
For now, the main message is that the gap between Lula and Flávio remains a central topic of political debate.
More detailed polling data is expected as the election period gets closer.
Vocabulary8 words
- electoral poll
- a survey asking people who they will vote for
- runoff
- a second election between the top two candidates
- marketer
- someone who plans how to promote a person or product
- polling institute
- a company that studies what people think or will do
- public opinion
- what most people think about something
- campaign strategist
- a person who plans how a candidate should act to win
- majority
- more than half of all votes
- candidate
- a person trying to be elected
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Answer key
1. Three new polls were published 2. A second vote between the top two candidates 3. Marketers and polling institute owners
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brazil's 2026 presidential election could see a close race between Lula and Flávio _____.
On Friday, three fresh _____ were published. They showed the current gap between the two possible candidates.
If no candidate wins a majority in the first round, Brazil holds a _____, a second vote between the top two finishers.
News outlets asked _____, professionals who plan political campaigns, for their views on who might win.
The owners of _____, companies that carry out surveys, also shared their opinions on the race.
According to the report, one specific number from the polls could be key to understanding who would win a _____.
The election is still a long way off, so _____ could shift several times before voting begins.
Both _____ and poll analysts are likely to keep tracking these numbers closely in the months ahead.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think polls are important before an election?
- What role do marketers play in political campaigns?
- Why might the gap between two candidates change over time?
- Do you trust polling institutes to predict election results accurately? Why or why not?
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