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Third-place finisher in Brazil election endorses Bolsonaro for runoff against Lula

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On October 8, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received an endorsement from third-place election finisher Augusto Cury for the October 25 runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Cury, who garnered 2.89% of the valid votes in the first round, announced his support in a video shared by Flavio Bolsonaro on social media. This endorsement comes as Flavio Bolsonaro surpassed expectations with 47.03% of the vote, narrowly leading Lula's 45.16%.

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On October 8, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro secured the endorsement from third-place election finisher Augusto Cury for the October 25 runoff against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Cury, a psychiatrist and author who received 2.89% of the valid votes in Sunday's first round, campaigned under the slogan "Centered on what matters," avoiding identification with either political left or right. Among the top five finishers, Ronaldo Caiado also endorsed Bolsonaro earlier in the week, while Renan Santos said he would not endorse either candidate. In the initial round, Flavio Bolsonaro slightly outperformed expectations by securing 47.03% of the votes compared to Lula's 45.16%.

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Cury has avoided identifying with either the political left or right, instead campaigning under the slogan "Centered on what matters" • Also among the top five finishers, Ronaldo Caiado endorsed Bolsonaro earlier this week, while Renan Santos said he will not endorse either of the two candidates •

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🔮 Cury has avoided identifying with either the political left or right, instead campaigning under the slogan "Centered on what matters" • Also among the top five finishers, Ronaldo Caiado endorsed Bolsonaro earlier this week, while Renan Santos said he will not endorse either of the two candidates •

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Third-place finisher in Brazil election endorses Bolsonaro for runoff against Lula · assertive framing

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Third-place finisher in Brazil election endorses Bolsonaro for runoff against Lula BRASILIA, Oct 8 - asserted

finisher → endorse → Lula

Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had nabbed the endorsement of author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury, who ranked third in Sunday's first-round election, for the October 25 runoff against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. asserted

who → say → Silva

• Bolsonaro shared a video on social media of Cury announcing the endorsement, following local media reports of Cury's support • asserted

Cury → share → support

Cury, from the Avante party, received 2.89% of the valid votes - which exclude blank and null ballots - in the first round • asserted

which → receive → round

he → avoid → candidates

Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, exceeded expectations in the first-round vote with a slight lead over Lula - 47.03% vs 45.16% REUTERS asserted

Bolsonaro → exceed → %