Brazil elections 2022: Technical draw between Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro in São Paulo state

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has received 37% of the vote in the state of São Paulo against President Jair Bolsonaro’s 35%, indicating that the main presidential candidates are technically tied heading into the October elections.

This is according to a poll released today by the Quaest agency.

Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party (PT, left) maintained the same percentage in this poll as in another poll conducted last month, while Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL, right) gained three points.

The Quaest poll has a margin of error of two points for plus and two for minus.

With 36.6 million eligible voters, São Paulo is the most critical polling place in the country. 22% of citizens over 16 are eligible to vote in the Oct. 2 election.

Several recent polls indicate that Lula da Silva has seen a nationwide decline while Bolsonaro has seen a sustained increase.

This nationwide trend is repeated in the case of São Paulo, where Lula da Silva lost two points compared to March, according to the Quaest poll in August, while Bolsonaro gained ten points.

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