A right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate, whom some have dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics," holds a commanding lead in the upcoming runoff vote, according to a poll released Monday.

Reuters reported that an Ibope poll published in a Brazilian newspaper showed far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro with an 18-point lead against former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, 59 percent to 41 percent. The two candidates will face each other in a runoff later this month to determine the country's next president.

The poll found that 47 percent of respondents said they would never vote for Haddad, compared to 35 percent who said the same about Bolsonaro.

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Reuters noted that Bolsonaro has been limited in his ability to campaign after he was stabbed at a rally last month.

The Ibope poll was conducted from Oct. 13-14. It surveyed 2,506 people across Brazil, and had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

While left-leaning candidates have won the presidency in Brazil in each election dating back to 2002, Bolsonaro has established himself as a right-wing alternative who has vowed to stamp out corruption and reverse the country's course.

He has reportedly advocated for restoring "traditional" Brazilian values, a term some Brazilians have interpreted as support for returning to the practices of a dictatorship. He has also made numerous derisive comments about women and black and gay people, according to media reports.

Bolsonaro nearly secured enough votes for an outright victory in last month's primary vote, but required a runoff against second-place finisher Haddad.

The New York Times reported that Bolsonaro's candidacy has caused alarm among critics and left-leaning politicians who expressed concern that, if victorious, he could emerge as an authoritarian leader similar to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.