Lula meets with business leaders on Tuesday.
The meeting is being organized by Esfera Brasil, an organization that brings together businesspeople and entrepreneurs, and will take place at the home of the group's president, João Camargo.
(Reuters)- Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will meet with business leaders in São Paulo on Tuesday evening, five days before the first round of the presidential election.
The meeting is being organized by Esfera Brasil, an organization that brings together businesspeople and entrepreneurs, and will take place at the home of the group's president, João Camargo. According to Esfera, they expect 90 people to participate.
The Workers' Party member, who leads the polls for the presidency.He has been seeking to broaden his support base in a move aimed at strategic voting to try and secure a third term on October 2nd. He recently received the support of former presidential candidates, including former Finance Minister and former Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles, a move that pleased the financial market.
AID WITHOUT VOTING
One of President Jair Bolsonaro's (PL) main electoral bets, the R$600 Brazil Aid program, has not yielded any results for the reelection candidate in terms of gaining ground in the polls.
Survey by the FSB Research Institute, commissioned by BTG Pactual bank.A survey released this Monday indicated that, among people receiving the aid, support for Lula increased by 8 points compared to last week, to 65%, while among those who do not receive it but live with someone who does, the increase was 6 points, to 64%.
Bolsonaro, in turn, has 22% among those who receive the benefit (compared to 20%) and 20% among those who do not receive it but live with someone who does (compared to 34%).
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