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BRASILIA Poll in Brasília shows Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula for the runoff
A Quaest survey in the Federal District puts the PL candidate ten points ahead of the PT contender. The same poll also showed a slight improvement in approval of Lula’s administration.
A Quaest poll reported by O Globo on Monday showed Flávio Bolsonaro leading the presidential runoff race in the Federal District with 50% voting intention, compared with 40% for Lula.
According to the survey, 6% said they would cast a blank or null vote or choose neither candidate, while 4% said they did not know. The poll is the first since the runoff between the two contenders was confirmed.
The figures published indicate that 94% of respondents said their choice is already final, while 6% said they could still change their vote before the October 25 second round. On the same date, Federal District voters will also choose a governor between Celina Leão and Leandro Grass.
Quaest interviewed 1,104 people aged 16 or older between October 8 and 11. The reported margin of error is three percentage points, with a 95% confidence level. The poll’s registration number is DF-08737/2026.
The survey also measured views of Lula’s government. According to O Globo, approval of his administration stood at 42%, up from 37% in the previous reading, while disapproval was 54%, down from 59%. Another 4% said they did not know.
Separately, O Globo reported that Superior Electoral Court president Kassio Nunes Marques ordered the removal of a union newspaper that compared proposals by Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The preliminary ruling also halted its distribution in any format, ordered undistributed copies to be collected, and required the material to be removed from the union’s website, under a fine of 10,000 reais per act.
The request had been filed by Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign, which argued that the material had a political-electoral purpose. The Unified Federation of Oil Workers criticized the ruling and described it as censorship and an attack on freedom of expression, according to the newspaper.
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