Lula leads Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil election poll after Banco Master scandal

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SAO PAULO, May 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the ​race for this year's presidential election, gaining ground after ‌reports linking the right-wing challenger to a disgraced banker, a poll released by pollster Datafolha showed on Friday.

Leftist Lula would win a potential second-round runoff against ​Flavio by 47% to 43%, the poll showed. A May 16 ​survey had them tied.

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  • Lula led a first-round scenario with ⁠40% of the intended vote, followed by Flavio at 31%, Ronaldo ​Caiado at 4%, and both Romeu Zema and Renan Santos at ​3%.

  • The poll was conducted after Intercept Brasil published a story alleging Flavio negotiated a $24 million investment from former Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro to finance a film inspired on ​the life of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.

  • Flavio has ​denied any wrongdoing. Lawyers for Vorcaro, who has been in custody since March following ‌a ⁠sweeping probe into Banco Master's collapse, declined to comment.

  • Earlier this week, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed Lula beating Flavio in a potential run-off by 48.9% to 41.8%.

  • The Datafolha poll also included a potential second-round scenario in ​which former first ​lady Michelle ⁠Bolsonaro would face Lula in Flavio's place, were he to step down from the race over the ​Banco Master scandal.

  • Against Michelle, Lula would win re-election by ​48% ⁠to 43%, Datafolha showed.

  • In a first-round scenario without Flavio on the ballot, Lula led with 41%, followed by Michelle at 22%, Zema at 6%, ⁠Caiado ​at 5% and Santos at 3%.

  • Datafolha surveyed ​2,004 people between May 20-21, the poll has a margin of error of 2 ​percentage points in either direction.

Reporting by Isabel Teles, Editing by Iñigo Alexander

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