Brazil's left presidential candidate Haddad beats far-right Bolsonaro: poll

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s leftist Workers Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, would defeat far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in an expected runoff vote in next month’s election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Fernando Haddad of Workers Party (PT) attends a rally campaign in Campinas, Brazil September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

In a simulated runoff vote, the poll found Haddad would get 45 percent voter support, beating Bolsonaro with 39 percent.

A second-round is required if no candidate wins a majority in the Oct. 7 first ballot, which is expected to happen.

Reporting by Brad Brooks; Editing by Sandra Maler

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