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

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Flavio Bolsonaro secured Augusto Cury’s endorsement ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A Datafolha poll cited in the report puts Bolsonaro at 52 percent and Lula at 48 percent.

Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro secured third-place finisher Augusto Cury's endorsement on Thursday, strengthening his position against incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the runoff. Cury won nearly three percent in Sunday's first round. A Datafolha poll put Bolsonaro ahead with 52 percent against Lula's 48 percent.