(ANSA) - BRAZIL, DEC 15 - In Brazil, the former left president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) has 48% of voting intentions against 21% of the current right-hand president, Jair Bolsonaro: this is what emerges from the survey conducted by the consultancy firm Ipec ahead of the October 2022 elections
. Bolsonaro, from the Liberal Party (PL, right), has 30% of support among citizens who earn more than five minimum wages.
Voting intentions for Bolsonaro have declined in recent months, while his disapproval rate has increased.
Behind Lula and Bolsonaro are former judge Sergio Moro, from the conservative Podemos party, with 6%, and former presidential candidate Ciro Gomes, from the Democratic Labor Party (PDT, center-left), with 5%.
9% of respondents said they will vote blank or cancel their vote.
Since the Brazilian electoral law excludes null and blank votes, Lula would exceed 50% of the valid votes, theoretically being able to elect himself in the first round.
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