Polls shows Rousseff gaining momentum as Brazil election nears

By Walter Brandimarte and Alonso Soto RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum but remains locked in a dead heat with challenger Aecio Neves ahead of Sunday’s runoff to Brazil’s presidential election, two surveys showed on Monday. Centrist candidate Neves lost a slight but statistically insignificant lead over leftist Rousseff for the first time since the first round of elections on Oct. 5, according to the survey by Datafolha polling firm. Since then, the presidential race has turned increasingly ugly as the candidates scramble for undecided voters. …