Presidential: for some polls Lula could win directly in the first round

The latest

on voting intentions ahead of

do not exclude that

will secure the election

.

According to the survey of the

the former president (2003-2010)

(one point less than last Monday) and the current president,

, who is running for re-election,

(up by three points). 

The

, on the other hand, assigns

(unchanged from the previous poll) and to

(also unchanged).

The Brazilian electoral law provides for the

(excluding blank and invalid ballots) in the first round

, if no one exceeds this limit.

According to pollsters, Lula's victory in the first round is not guaranteed because both polls have a two percentage point

, so voting intentions could range from 48% to 53%.

According to experts, the possibility of the race being decided today also depends on

, as Lula could be damaged if a large number of voters decide not to go to the polls.

Aware of the possibility of being elected in the first round, the former union leader spent the last days of his election campaign in search of the "

", that is the support of the voters of third party candidates who do not want to waste their vote. Similarly, Bolsonaro also sought the voters of other candidates with the intention of reducing the advantage that separates him from his major political rival and to seek to force a second round, in the hope of reversing the situation in the next four weeks From the Ipec survey it would seem that Bolsonaro's strategy has been more successful so far. 

Bolsonaro

was asked to

Supreme Court's decision that obliges municipalities to

running on voting day albeit Sunday, but the

considered the

.