Brazil Presidential Election

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 21 Oct 2014 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Race Still Open despite Dilma’s Numerical Advantage Three polls released this Monday (MDA, Datafolha and Vox Populi) brought good news for President Dilma Rousseff (PT).Dilma has taken over the numerical lead (according to MDA, she has a 1-point lead; Datafolha and Vox Populi give the president a 3-point lead). However, the institutes still show a technical tie between the two candidates.Thus, there is no favorite.Small details, such as an eventual methodological mistake, or the rate of abstention in the second round, may decide the election. Dilma’s numerical advantage comes at an importan...

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