Despite Everything, Bolsonaro Could Still Win

"Most credible polls still show former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a lead of 15 percentage points or more against Bolsonaro. But that margin has been slowly eroding, and with it the sense of inevitability that surrounded Lula’s candidacy for most of the past year. In a week spent between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, speaking with Brazilian politicians, business leaders, journalists, and dozens of everyday people, I repeatedly heard the view the race could still go either way – and that for now, the ground seems to be shifting in the incumbent’s favor. The question is why."

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Despite Everything, Bolsonaro Could Still Win