Surging inflation is propping up Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lead in Brazil’s presidential race, as voters widely blame incumbent Jair Bolsonaro for the country’s economic malaise, according to a new poll.
The two-term former president would win 47% of the votes in the first round of October’s election, while Bolsonaro would get 29%, a survey by pollster Quaest showed on Wednesday. In May, the candidates took 46% and 31%, respectively.
