BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has narrowed the gap with his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the country's Oct 25 presidential runoff, a poll showed Thursday.
The eldest son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro caused surprise by defeating Lula in the Oct 4 first round with 47% of the vote compared to the Lula's 45%.
Lula has sought to rebound by boosting his presence on social media and announcing a range of crowd-pleasing social measures.
A Datafolha poll of voter intentions published Thursday showed the rivals in a statistical tie.
It showed Flavio Bolsonaro with 51% of the vote, compared to 49% for Lula, which is within the two-percentage-point margin of error.
Last week, the same polling firm had Bolsonaro on 52% and Lula on 48%.
On Wednesday, Quaest polling company also showed Bolsonaro on 51% and Lula on 49%.