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Intense dispute in the final stretch: world press reacts to technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula in polls. Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT) are competing in the 2nd round. World press reacted to the intention of vote polls released this week showing a technical tie between Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and President Lula (PT). The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for October 25. Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The two most recent presidential polls, released between Wednesday and Thursday, showed Flávio and Lula tied within the margin of error in the dispute for the second round of the elections. According to Datafolha, Flávio Bolsonaro has 47% of voting intentions, against 45% for Lula. According to Quaest, the PL candidate appears with 46% of the votes, and the president with 44%. Now on g1 The results less than 10 days before the 2nd round generated headlines such as "surprise in Brazil" and that "Lula and Flávio are in a fierce dispute" in this final stretch. See below. El País Uruguay spoke of "surprise in Brazil"; La Nación, from Argentina, stated that Flávio Bolsonaro's lead "has shrunk" recently, according to the polls; Bloomberg agency, from the United States, spoke of polls showing a "tight race" in the 2nd round; El País, Uruguay and Spain Report by El País Uruguay on electoral polls showing a technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula in the 2nd round of the presidential elections. Reproduction/El País Uruguay The Uruguayan branch of the Spanish newspaper "El País" spoke of "surprise in Brazil", referring to Lula's recent increase in numbers compared to Flávio Bolsonaro's, when commenting on the Datafolha poll. The report also stated that both "party loyalty" and "vote transfer" would be occurring as the dispute for the 2nd round unfolds. According to the newspaper, while Flávio would be receiving votes from supporters of Renan Santos, Augusto Cury, Ronaldo Caiado — the latter two declared their support for the PL candidate —, Lula would be gaining ground with those who voted null or blank in the 1st round. La Nación, Argentina Report by the newspaper La Nación, from Argentina, on electoral polls showing a technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula in the 2nd round of the presidential elections. Reproduction/La Nación "La Nación" stated that Lula "has recovered" in the polls, which caused Flávio Bolsonaro's lead to "shrink" in the final stretch. Even so, it made it clear that the numbers from Quaest and Datafolha show that Bolsonaro is still ahead of the PT president. The Argentine newspaper also contextualized the disclosure of the results with the proximity of the first debate between the candidates, which is scheduled to take place on Band on Sunday (18). The report also highlighted that there is a "dispute for the votes of the third way." Bloomberg, United States Report by the news agency Bloomberg, from the United States, on electoral polls showing a technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula in the 2nd round of the presidential elections. Reproduction/Bloomberg The North American agency Bloomberg also reported the technical tie between the two candidates and cited a PoderData/Aya poll that showed Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula with 50% of valid votes each. "Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are in a fierce dispute on the eve of the second round of elections in Brazil," the report stated.
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