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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018 file photo, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters during a visit to the metallurgic syndicate headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. A new poll published Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, shows da Silva enjoying a strong lead ahead of the Oct. 7 presidential elections despite his recent conviction on corruption charges. The Datafolha poll is the first since an appeals court last week upheld a corruption conviction against da Silva, a decision likely to knock him out of contention. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello, File)