Flávio Bolsonaro secures third-place finisher’s backing ahead of Brazil runoff
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Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has won the endorsement of third-place finisher Augusto Cury ahead of an October 25 runoff against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro finished first in Sunday’s opening round with 47.03% of valid votes, compared with 45.16% for Lula, according to figures cited by multiple outlets. Neither candidate reached the majority required to win outright. The Hindu reported that the margin was about 2.2 million votes, while the electoral court’s count cited by the Taipei Times gave Bolsonaro just over 56 million votes and Lula 53.7 million with 99.8% counted.
Cury, who received nearly 3% of the first-round vote, endorsed Bolsonaro on Thursday, France 24 reported. A Datafolha poll put Bolsonaro ahead by 52% to 48%.
The result defied pre-election polling that had shown Lula narrowly leading. Bolsonaro said voters were demanding change, while Lula acknowledged that he had expected to win in the first round and described the runoff as a new campaign.
Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party also made major gains in congressional, Senate and state races. Lula is seeking a fourth non-consecutive presidential term, while Bolsonaro, a senator and the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is campaigning to bring his family’s political movement back to the presidency.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove the unsupported timing claim about the Datafolha poll. - "A Datafolha poll subsequently put Bolsonaro ahead by 52% to 48%.": The sources say the poll put Bolsonaro ahead, but do not establish that it came after Cury’s endorsement.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Flávio Bolsonaro secures third-place finisher’s backing ahead of Brazil runoff
Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has won the endorsement of third-place finisher Augusto Cury ahead of an October 25 runoff against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro finished first in Sunday’s opening round with 47.03% of valid votes, compared with 45.16% for Lula, according to figures cited by multiple outlets. Neither candidate reached the majority required to win outright. The Hindu reported that the margin was about 2.2 million votes, while the electoral court’s count cited by the Taipei Times gave Bolsonaro just over 56 million votes and Lula 53.7 million with 99.8% counted.
Cury, who received nearly 3% of the first-round vote, endorsed Bolsonaro on Thursday, France 24 reported. A Datafolha poll subsequently put Bolsonaro ahead by 52% to 48%.
The result defied pre-election polling that had shown Lula narrowly leading. Bolsonaro said voters were demanding change, while Lula acknowledged that he had expected to win in the first round and described the runoff as a new campaign.
Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party also made major gains in congressional, Senate and state races. Lula is seeking a fourth non-consecutive presidential term, while Bolsonaro, a senator and the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is campaigning to bring his family’s political movement back to the presidency.
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