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BRASIL Lula used a campaign livestream to urge older voters to turn out as poll showed a tie in valid votes
The PT candidate spent Thursday preparing for a televised debate and later joined an online broadcast with André Janones. A Datafolha poll reported by G1 showed Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in valid votes three days before the runoff.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spent Thursday preparing for Friday’s TV Globo debate and later joined a livestream with federal deputy André Janones, Agência Brasil reported.
During the broadcast, the PT candidate addressed people who did not vote in the first round and especially appealed to voters over 70, for whom voting is no longer mandatory. In that message, he asked them to think about the country and about future generations.
According to Agência Brasil, Lula again defended social policies and repeated his pledge to expand the Pé-de-Meia program to university students. The outlet noted that the school-based version of the program was created in 2024 as a financial and educational incentive aimed at keeping public high school students enrolled and helping them complete their studies.
The livestream was held as part of the WhatsApp channel Exército do Lula, which Janones uses to organize spontaneous activism and boost support for the PT candidate on social media. Agência Brasil said the channel has 8.5 million people. Actress Marieta Severo, singer Jão, YouTuber Nath Finanças, actress Camila Pitanga, presenter Serginho Groismann and actress Leandra Leal also took part.
Agência Brasil also reported that Marieta Severo encouraged older voters to cast a ballot on Sunday in the runoff and said that voting serves as proof of life for continued INSS benefit payments. Jão, in turn, urged young people to vote.
At the same time, Flávio Bolsonaro had no public campaign schedule on Thursday, according to Agência Brasil. A YouTube livestream had been planned, but he did not take part.
Three days before the runoff, a Datafolha poll published by G1 showed Flávio Bolsonaro at 47% of voting intentions and Lula at 46%. In valid votes, both stood at 50%.
G1 said the survey interviewed 2,154 voters between October 20 and 22. It also found that 94% of respondents said they were fully decided, that Flávio Bolsonaro’s rejection rate was 46% and Lula’s 45%, and that 53% believed the PL candidate had a better chance of winning.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
