Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro wins third-place candidate’s support against Lula
- Right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday gained the support of Augusto Cury, the third-place candidate in Brazil's presidential election, bolstering his chances against incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- "My support is not a blank check," Cury said in a statement, after winning nearly three percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of voting, compared to Bolsonaro's 47 percent and Lula's 45 percent.
- Bolsonaro, 45, is the eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest for plotting a coup after losing Brazil's last election in 20
Confirmed
- Right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday gained the support of Augusto Cury, the third-place candidate in Brazil's presidential election, bolstering his chances against incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Bolsonaro, 45, is the eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest for plotting a coup after losing Brazil's last election in 20
Unverified
- "My support is not a blank check," Cury said in a statement, after winning nearly three percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of voting, compared to Bolsonaro's 47 percent and Lula's 45 percent.
Sources: Al Jazeera, France 24