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Bolsonaro wins endorsements from right-wing rivals for Brazil election runoff

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On October 5, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received endorsements from two right-wing politicians, Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, who ran against him in Brazil’s presidential election first round on Sunday. Despite receiving only 2.18% and 0.27% of valid votes respectively, Caiado and Zema publicly supported Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the runoff election against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva scheduled for October 25. Other candidates like Augusto Cury and Renan Santos chose not to endorse either main candidate.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing candidate running to become Brazil’s president, received endorsements from two political rivals after the first round of voting on Oct 2. Ronaldo Caiado, former governor of Goias state, and Romeu Zema, former governor of Minas Gerais state, both right-wing politicians who competed in Sunday's election, announced their support for Bolsonaro ahead of the runoff scheduled for October 25 against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Caiado won 2.18% and Zema received 0.27% of valid votes excluding blank and null ballots. Zema shared his endorsement on social media, while Caiado planned to meet with Bolsonaro the following day to formally announce his backing. Meanwhile, other candidates like author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury and Renan Santos, who secured 2.89% and 2.24% of votes respectively, decided not to support either candidate.

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RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Oct 5 - Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received on Monday endorsements from Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, two right-wing politicians who ran against him in Sunday's first-round vote, for the runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later this month.

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🔮 Caiado, from the PSD party, will meet with Bolsonaro on Tuesday to announce the endorsement, a statement from his press team said •

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Bolsonaro wins endorsements from right-wing rivals for Brazil election runoff · assertive framing

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Bolsonaro wins endorsements from right-wing rivals for Brazil election runoff asserted

Bolsonaro → win → runoff

who → receive → Silva

• Caiado, a former governor of Goias state, won 2.18% of valid votes -- which exclude blank and null ballots -- on Sunday, while Zema, an ex-governor of Minas Gerais state, got 0.27% • asserted

Zema → win → %

Caiado, from the PSD party, will meet with Bolsonaro on Tuesday to announce the endorsement, a statement from his press team said • asserted

statement → meet → team

Zema, from the NOVO party, unveiled his endorsement on a post on his social media • asserted

Zema → unveil → media

Among other candidates, author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury and Renan Santos, who received 2.89% and 2.24% of the vote, respectively, said they would not endorse Bolsonaro or Lula • asserted

they → receive → Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over Lula; the runoff is set for October 25 REUTERS asserted

runoff → exceed → October