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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.
Reuters
Brazil-Bolsonaro-Lula-elections main option 2 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)

 

 


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.)

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