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Quaest: Lula Leads Among Over-60 Voters, 48%-42%

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC · How we work

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Lula Gains Senior Support

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gains older voter support fearing welfare cuts under Flávio Bolsonaro.
Rony Amaral, 71, backs Lula because Bolsonaro may slash healthcare and pension spending.
73-year-old Isaltina Rosa Peixoto still backs Bolsonaro, trusting his father's legacy.
Pollster Quaest says 48% of over-60 voters intend to vote for Lula, 42% for Bolsonaro.
Lula’s campaign launches a website for the “Lula generation” seniors over 70.

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Lula Files Petition

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign will file a petition to disqualify Flavio Bolsonaro over alleged Meta algorithmic manipulation.
The petition will be presented to Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, ordered Meta to prove equal treatment.
Meta was given 24 hours to comply or face a daily fine of about $200,000.
Flavio Bolsonaro’s team submitted a counter-petition accusing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of abusing power through mass WhatsApp government posts.

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Historical Context

After the 28 October 2018 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency with just over 55 % of the vote, a right-wing shift that followed Dilma Rousseff’s 2016 impeachment and Michel Temer’s unpopular rule. The Superior Electoral Court, which oversees Brazil’s elections, is now again being pressed to demand platform transparency from Meta, recalling the 2018 election’s disinformation concerns.

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Lula Gains Senior Support

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gains older voter support fearing welfare cuts under Flávio Bolsonaro.
Rony Amaral, 71, backs Lula because Bolsonaro may slash healthcare and pension spending.
73-year-old Isaltina Rosa Peixoto still backs Bolsonaro, trusting his father's legacy.
Pollster Quaest says 48% of over-60 voters intend to vote for Lula, 42% for Bolsonaro.
Lula’s campaign launches a website for the “Lula generation” seniors over 70.

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