Brazil Presidential Election

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 25 Oct 2014 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Dilma expands lead over Aécio, according to Datafolha and Ibope but race still open Dilma Rousseff (PT) has expanded her lead over Aécio Neves (PSDB) in the Datafolha and Ibope polls released on Thursday, by six and seven points respectively.The results of the polls were positive for Dilma: 1) For the first time in the second round, she leads beyond the margin of error; 2) She has established a growth trend since mid September, while Aécio is declining; 3) Her rejection rate is lower than Aécio’s (37% to 41% according to Datafolha and 35% to 42% according to Ibope); 4) She has seen continue...

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