When far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro got stabbed on September 6, many analysts predicted that the attack would improve his electoral stock. Brazilian voters, after all, love an underdog. While Mr. Bolsonaro has placed himself as anything but an underdog, being the victim of an assassination attempt could curb his rejection rates and earn him the sympathy of voters, many said.
Well, that’s not what the latest opinion poll by Datafolha, Brazil’s most prestigious polling institute, has shown. While the far-right candidate has indeed consolidated his lead in Brazil’s presidential race, center-left candidates experienced the biggest growth from the previous poll, on August 22.
This poll is the first released by a major pollster since the stabbing of Mr. Bolsonaro during a campaign rally in the state of Minas Gerais on September 6. It is also Datafolha’s first published survey since Brazil’s top electoral court barred the candidacy of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva....
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