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Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro faces new scrutiny over a film funding scandal, which could affect his race against incumbent Lula.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A new poll has reaffirmed the tight race for Brazil\u2019s presidency this year, with both the left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger, Flavio Bolsonaro, tied in a head-to-head contest.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Datafolha, the polling firm for the Grupo Folha media conglomerate, released its latest numbers, tracking the candidates\u2019 progress in the run-up to October\u2019s generation election.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n Nearly 2,004 responded to the latest survey, which asked them to identify whom they would vote for if Lula and Bolsonaro progressed to a run-off.<\/p>\n Lula, now 80 years old, is angling for a fourth nonconsecutive term.<\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s presidents are limited to two four-year terms at a time, and Lula first served as president from 2003 to 2011, championing social programmes to reduce hunger and increase federal assistance to the poor.<\/p>\n Bolsonaro, on the other hand, is hoping to continue his father\u2019s far-right political legacy. The eldest son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio \u2014 a senator representing Rio de Janeiro \u2014 has pledged to seek his father\u2019s release should he be elected.<\/p>\n Jair Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting to plot a coup and subvert the election results in 2022, which saw an end to his term and the beginning to Lula\u2019s latest.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s poll results put Lula and the younger Bolsonaro in a dead heat.<\/p>\n Both candidates received 45 percent of the polled voter support, with an additional 9 percent indicating they would cast \u201cnull\u201d ballots. The remaining 1 percent was undecided.<\/p>\n But the poll, conducted on May 12 and 13, was conducted before the latest scandal involving the younger Bolsonaro\u2019s campaign gained public traction.<\/p>\n On May 13, The Intercept Brasil, a news publication, printed a report containing leaked WhatsApp messages between Bolsonaro and a banker arrested for an alleged fraud scheme, Daniel Vorcaro.<\/p>\n Bolsonaro had reportedly approached Vorcaro to finance a film about his father\u2019s life, called Dark Horse.<\/p>\n The Bolsonaro family has long maintained that Jair Bolsonaro is a victim of political persecution, and it had tapped US actor Jim Caviezel to play the ex-president.<\/p>\n According to The Intercept\u2019s reporting, Flavio Bolsonaro and his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro had soliciting funding from Vorcaro, who ultimately pledged $24m, or 134 million Brazilian reals, to the film project.<\/p>\n In a statement, Flavio Bolsonaro acknowledged that he had reached out for financing, but he denied the exchange had anything to do with Vorcaro\u2019s alleged fraud scheme.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is necessary to separate the innocent from the criminals,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIn our case, what happened was a son seeking PRIVATE sponsorship for a PRIVATE film about his own father\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n Left-wing lawmakers, however, have called for an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n The controversy over the Dark Horse film is not the only scandal to have rocked Flavio Bolsonaro\u2019s presidential campaign in recent months.<\/p>\n In December, the senator entered the presidential race with his imprisoned father\u2019s blessing<\/a>.<\/p>\n But shortly afterwards, he faced criticism for statements<\/a> appearing to suggest he might withdraw from the race in exchange for his father\u2019s freedom. He later clarified that his candidacy was \u201cirreversible\u201d.<\/p>\n In April, Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court also gave the go-ahead for federal police to investigate<\/a> whether Flavio Bolsonaro had made defamatory statements about Lula.<\/p>\n While Lula was the frontrunner by a wide margin in late 2025, Bolsonaro has since narrowed the gap, leading to the two candidates racing neck and neck before October\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro faces new scrutiny over a film funding scandal, which could affect his race against incumbent 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