Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva remain technically tied in Brazil’s São Paulo state

A Genial/Quaest poll released Thursday (8) shows that current government leader conservative Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) is technically tied with former President socialist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT, left) in the state of São Paulo, the country’s powerhouse.

São Paulo is the country’s most important state to decide an election because it alone is home to about 46 million people, about 22% of the entire nation.

The conservative president has 37% of the electoral vote in the state compared to the socialist Lula da Silva with 36%.

Despite maintaining the technical tie indicated in the last poll on August 11, the two candidates have swapped positions. At that time, Bolsonaro had 35%, Lula da Silva had 37%.

Here is the order of all the candidates:

Ciro Gomes (PDT): 9% (+ 2 percentage points);
Simone Tebet (MDB): 6% (+ 3 percentage points);
Vera Lúcia (PSTU): remained at 1%;
Felipe D’Avila (Novo): 1%;
Sofia Manzano (PCB): 0%;
Leonardo Péricles (UP): 0%;
Roberto Jefferson (PTB): 0%;
José Maria Eymael (DC): 0%;
Soraya Thronicke (União Brasil): 0%.

Blank and invalid ballots account for 6%. The number of undecided candidates is 5%.

Although Roberto Jefferson was included in the poll, his candidacy was banned by the TSE on September 1 under the Ficha Limpa law.