This combination of file pictures created on Aug. 26, 2022 shows Brazilian presidential candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) and former President (2003-2010), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left), during a press conference with the international press, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Aug. 22, 2022 and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during the Brazilian Steel Conference, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 23, 2022. AFP PHOTO
Rio de Janeiro: Just 10 days before elections, Brazilian ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva extended his lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to polling released Thursday (Friday in Manila), inching closer to the 50 percent of votes needed to avoid a runoff.