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Brazilian shares surge as far-right presidential candidate erases deficit in second-round poll

A poll released Monday by Ibope showed far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro would tie Fernando Haddad, the left-wing candidate from Brazil's Workers Party, in a likely second-round runoff. Bolsonaro is seen as a more market-friendly candidate than Haddad given his economic platform, says Alberto Ramos, head of Latin American economics at Goldman Sachs.