Lula and Bolsonaro lead Google searches on eve of Brazil's first round

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Google search interest in Brazilian presidential candidates surged on Saturday, the eve of the first round of elections. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro lead in search volume, according to Google Trends data. Lula reached the platform's peak relative interest index of 100 points, while Bolsonaro recorded half that volume at 50 points. Other candidates trailed significantly, with Renan Santos at 14, Ronaldo Caiado at 9, and Augusto Cury at 8 points. Google Trends measures public curiosity, not voting intention, using a relative 0-100 scale. The data, collected at 5 p.m. Saturday, is partial and subject to consolidation by Google.


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