Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro wins third-place candidate’s support against Lula

Latin America Politics Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:43:48 GMT High confidence — 82/100

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

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

"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: France 24, Al Jazeera