France 24: Jailed Lula's Brazil presidential poll lead increases
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may be incarcerated and potentially prevented from standing in October's presidential election but the leftist leader's advantage in polls continues to grow.
Figures published by pollsters Datafolha on Wednesday showed the former president's share of the vote has risen to 39 percent from 30 last month.
It means he now has more than double the number of his nearest challenger, right wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who is up to 19 percent from 17 last month.
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WNU Editor: Stranger things have happened in Latin America. So why not elect a convicted and jailed criminal to the top office in Brazil.
