A PoderData poll showed that Lula da Silva has 55 percent of the vote. | Photo: EFE

Brasilia, September 2 (RHC)-- Brazil's former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has 47 percent of the electoral preference of citizens, making him the favorite to win next year's elections, reported Wednesday a survey conducted by Quest Consulting.

The data of the poll, commissioned by the company Genial Inversiones, show that in second place in voting intentions is Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with 26 percent, while politicians Ciro Gomes and João Doria have 9.0 and 6.0 percent, respectively.

Lula da Silva grew 3.0 percent in electoral preference, while Bolsonaro's disapproval level grew from 44 percent in the previous poll to 48 percent in the current survey.  

Rejection of Bolsonaro increased in the northeast, southeast and south of the country.  Negative ratings were 59 percent, 47 percent and 39 percent, in that order.  In the month of August, the ratings were 53 percent in the northeast, 42 percent in the southeast and 36 percent in the south.

On the other hand, the PoderData survey confirmed this Wednesday that the leader of the Workers' Party (PT) has 55 percent of the voting intention, against Bolsonaro's 30 percent.  

According to the pollster, 10 percent would vote blank or null and 5.0 percent said they still do not know their intention to vote.  Local media reported that this result was reached after the tour made by former prPoll shows Lula could win elections in Brazilesident Lula da Silva through various territories in the north of the country.

Likewise, PoderData indicated that 69 percent of those polled in the northeast region stated that they would vote for the PT.  This region is the one that most supports former Brazilian president Lula da Silva.