Lula Leads Election Poll as Brazil Frets About Jobs, Virus
- Health fears surge as omicron variant sweeps across nation
- Brazilians will vote for president and congress on Oct. 2
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Brazilians’ worries about unemployment and the latest Covid-19 surge continue to chip away at Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity, a poll found, leaving former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on track to win this year’s election.
The economy is the nation’s biggest problem, according to 37% of those surveyed by Genial Investimentos and polling company Quaest Consultoria. Unemployment was their top concern, followed by the rate of economic growth, and then inflation.