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Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva saw his lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro grow to 17 percentage points in a possible second round, the widest in five months, according to a new poll carried out after the latest fuel price increase in Brazil.
Lula would receive 52% of the votes while Bolsonaro would get 35% in a runoff, according to a PoderData survey conducted June 19-21, just days after Petroleo Brasileiro SA announced another increase in gasoline and diesel prices. Less than four months before elections, Brazilians largely blame the president for costlier fuel and soaring inflation.
Petrobras’s decision angered Bolsonaro and his allies in congress, who have since stepped up criticism of the state-controlled oil producer.