How the poll was reported
6 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.
- The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
- Pollster: AtlasIntel.
- Commissioned by: Bloomberg.
- Who was sampled: Brazilian voters.
- Sample size: 5,015 people.
- Margin of error: 1 percentage point.
- When conducted: September 17-22, 2026.
- Question wording published: not in any article.
This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.
An AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll released September 23, 2026, shows Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro statistically tied in a simulated runoff scenario ahead of Brazil's October 4 election, with Lula holding a narrow lead within the margin of error. In a first-round scenario, Lula leads Bolsonaro.
2 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: bloomberg.com, reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- bloomberg.comWIRE
- reuters.comWIRE
- internazionale.itUNCLASSIFIED
- straitstimes.comINDEP
References
- bloomberg.comLula and Bolsonaro Deadlocked as Vote Nears, Poll ShowsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
- reuters.comBrazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro remain tied in runoff scenario, Atlas poll showsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
- internazionale.itBrazil’s Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro remain tied in runoff scenario, Atlas poll showsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
- straitstimes.comBrazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro remain tied in runoff scenario, Atlas poll showsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
Carried by multiple outlets
- Runoff scenario: Lula at 47.7%, Flávio Bolsonaro at 47.4%internazionale.it, straitstimes.com
- September 17 poll showed Flávio Bolsonaro leading Lula 47.2% to 46.8%internazionale.it, straitstimes.com
- First-round scenario: Lula 45.8%, Bolsonaro 43.4%, Renan Santos 4.5%, Augusto Cury 2.1%, Ronaldo Caiado 1.3%internazionale.it, straitstimes.com
- Previous first-round poll showed Lula at 44.1% and Bolsonaro at 41.7%internazionale.it, straitstimes.com
- Brazil's October 4 election will trigger a runoff on October 25 if no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votesinternazionale.it, straitstimes.com
- AtlasIntel surveyed 5,015 people between September 17 and 22 with a margin of error of 1 percentage pointinternazionale.it, straitstimes.com



