Pollsters predict Lula will win the Brazilian presidential runoff despite ongoing vote counts.

"Prominent pollster sees Lula victory even amid early vote count With only just over a third of Brazil’s votes counted and Bolsonaro holding a tiny lead, a prominent pollster has predicted Lula will win. Citing the ongoing vote count in the presidential runoff vote, CEO of pollster AtlasIntel Andrei Roman made the assessment in remarks to Reuters." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/25/brazil-election-results-2026-live-polls-close-in-lula-bolsonaro-face-off 8/n

"Prominent pollster Datafolha sees Lula winning, with 80% of votes counted Prominent Brazilian polling firm Datafolha has projected Lula will win the presidential runoff race, as the official electoral commission showed the incumbent with 51.31% of the vote with 80.75% of the vote counted." https://aje.news/0i0tp1?update=5084988 9/n

BREAKING - #Lula projected to win by pollster as official count continues "The official vote count is still under way in #Brazil 's presidential run-off, but pollster Datafolha projects that President Lula will win the election. "The result has not yet been declared by the electoral court, but with more than 80% of the vote counted Lula is marginally in the lead. "We may hear an official result relatively soon." https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cmgelnrd4r3jt #WorldPol #BrazilianElections #Bolsoaro #Rainforest #Brasil