â Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula â da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain about even on the eve of SundayâÂÂs election run-off, shows a CNT/MDA poll.
The right-wing âÂÂsenator, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 46.3 percent of the vote compared â with 45 percent for the leftist â Lula, according to the poll released on Saturday. Last week, â the poll showed Bolsonaro leading â Lula 46.8 percent to â 45.9 percent.
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MDA surveyed 2,032 people from October 21 to âÂÂOctober 23, with a margin of error of 2.2 âÂÂpercentage âÂÂpoints.
The poll comes the day after the final debate before the presidential run-off.
The candidates questioned each other on Friday about BrazilâÂÂs economy, infrastructure and regional development.
Bolsonaro accused the incumbent of allowing organised crime to expand, driving families into debt and not addressing the higher cost of living.
âÂÂHe doesnâÂÂt know what hunger is,â BrazilâÂÂs first working-class president said of Bolsonaro. âÂÂHe doesnâÂÂt know Brazil.âÂÂ
SundayâÂÂs vote comes after Bolsonaro finished first in the initial round of voting on October 4 with 47 percent to LulaâÂÂs 45 percent.
A Datafolha institute survey published on Thursday suggested the pair are now tied with 50 percent support each, compared with BolsonaroâÂÂs four-point lead in polls published two weeks ago.