Lula da Silva will return to Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback victory on Sunday.
Lula da Silva returns after two long years in jail
Jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be a favourite to win Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday.
A poll by state broadcaster TV Globo on Friday showed Lula winning between 50 and 75 percent, with the remaining 25 percent divided among other candidates.
The poll was conducted between 15 and 20 August, just months before the final stage of the election campaign.
Lula will need to win at least 50 percent of the vote to avoid a second round with Fernando Haddad, who he is expected to lose to in the first round.
Lula, who is in the hospital in Rio de Janeiro for a treatment of liver cancer, will seek a second, four-year term as president.
Lula has been in jail since December.
His only previous political activity was campaigning in the run-up to this year’s presidential election, but he did not stand in the vote.
He has repeatedly denied election fraud or vote-rigging allegations, saying he was the victim of a “coup.”
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