SAO PAULO, March 30 (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are seen tied in a simulated run-off for this year’s presidential election, a BTG Pactual/Nexus poll showed on Monday.
FIRST ROUND
* Leftist Lula would take between 39% and 42% of the vote inthree simulated first-round scenarios with different opponents. * Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, meanwhile, is seentaking between 38% and 39% in the same scenarios.RUN-OFF
* Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are seen tied at 46% in apotential run-off, the poll showed. * About 7% of respondents said they would vote for neitherof the candidates.ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
* Markets have tracked polls closely since imprisoned formerPresident Jair Bolsonaro’s endorsement of his son Flavio sentBrazil’s currency and equities sliding in December. * The 80-year-old Lula, who defeated the elder Bolsonaro in2022, will seek a fourth non-consecutive term as president. * In Brazil, if no candidate gets more than 50% of validvotes, the two frontrunners go to a second-round vote, which hashappened in every election since 2002. * Nexus surveyed 2,006 people between March 27-29. The pollhas a margin of error of 2 percentage points in eitherdirection.(Reporting by Michael Susin and Fernando CardosoEditing by Bernadette Baum)
