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Brazilian president widens lead
in pre-election polls
Brazil's President Luiz Inacion
Lula da Silva garnered 40.5
percent of voter preference, 21
percentage points higher than
his political rivals in a
Wednesday opinion poll.
The poll surveyed 2,000 people
nationwide from May 18 to May 21
published by pollster Sensus,
which showed Lula's main rival,
Geraldo Alckmin, former governor
of Sao Paulo state, lost ground,
scoring 18.7 percent, down from
20.6 percent last month.
Rio de Janeiro Governor Anthony
Garotinho was in third place
sliding to 11.4 percent from 15
percent. But Socialist Senator,
Heloisa Helana enjoyed a
rebound, rising to 6.1 percent
from 4.3 percent.
Sensus said in a statement that
Silva's re-election bid had not
been hurt by two recent crises:
the nationalization of oil giant
Petrobras' assets in Bolivia,
and a week of violence that left
at least 173 dead in Sao Paulo,
the country's largest city and
economic powerhouse.
Despite his high ratings, Lula
has not yet announced whether he
will stand in the presidential
race.
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