00:00Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro
00:05are in a tight race ahead of the presidential election in Oktober.
00:10A new poll put Lula ahead in the first round with 41%, followed by Bolsonaro on 37%.
00:19But if the election goes to a runoff, the race is virtually even,
00:23with Lula on 46% and Bolsonaro on 45%, according to the poll commissioned by financial services firm BTG Pactual.
00:32With a two-percentage point margin of error, that puts the two in a technical tie.
00:37Other recent polls also show a close race between Lula and Bolsonaro,
00:41the oldest son of former President Shair Bolsonaro.
00:44The latest result is in line with recent polls showing a close race between Lula and Bolsonaro,
00:50with no other first-round candidate reaching double digits.
00:53The race is expected to be highly polarised, with Brazil voting on Oktober 4.
00:58If no candidate wins more than half of the valid votes,
01:01the top two will face each other in a runoff on Oktober 25.
