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GENERAL ELECTIONS

Lula gets support of third-place candidate in Brazil presidential race

Centrist Brazilian Senator Simone Tebet, who finished third in the presidential race, on Wednesday said she was supporting leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro when they face off in an October 30 runoff vote.
Lula gets support of third-place candidate in Brazil presidential race Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes a statement after voting at a polling centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2 October 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sebastiao Moreira)
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By Reuters
6 Oct 2022
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Tebet received nearly 5 million votes in Sunday's first-round vote, making her ineligible for the second round. She said she would now be supporting Lula because of his support for Brazil's democracy and Constitution.

(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Writing by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Brad Haynes.)

Comments (1)

Cunningham Ngcukana Oct 6, 2022, 03:53 PM

When people stand for elections for President and get less than 5 percent they are spoilers unless they were getting voters who were going to vote for Bolsonaro to vote for them than give Bolsonaro. The notion that politicians own voters is a very serious mistake that is misplaced even here at home that is driven by both the ANC and the DA. It would have been better if she supported Lula given the polls because there was no hope in hell for her. Lula would have probably won in the first round. One does not know the voter turnout but voting is compulsory for adult literate Brazilians. The pollsters have had it wrong giving a wide margin for Lula using 2010 census. The polls were close than many pollsters suggested. I laughed at the ignorance of Judge Dennis Davis on the popularity of Trump outside the US. Bolsonaro used Trump to campaign and Narendra Modi is using Trump in India. What this says is that assumptions not based on empirical evidence are very dangerous. That Trump can return in the US is a reality that we must never rule out. Cyril took the people of Soweto for granted and they gave him a bloodied nose. One wishes Lula to win and take Brazil out of the club of thugs called BRICS.