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

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Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after the country's electoral authority said he will face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff of a presidential election, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 4, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Herculano

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Senator Flavio Bolsonaro received today endorsements from ​Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, two ‌right-wing politicians who ran against him in yesterday’s first-round vote, for the runoff against President ​Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later ​this month.

  • 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%
  • Caiado, from the PSD party, will ​meet with Bolsonaro on Tuesday to ​announce the endorsement, a statement from his press ‌team ⁠said
  • Zema, from the NOVO party, unveiled his endorsement on a post on his social 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
  • Bolsonaro ​exceeded ⁠expectations in Sunday’s first-round vote with a slight lead over Lula; the runoff is set ⁠for ​October 25

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