Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has received a message of support from Senator Simone Tebet in the race for the presidency. She came third in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday and dropped out. Lula was previously told that he is supported by the number four.
The left-wing Lula managed to get the most votes on Sunday, but not enough to win straight away. He received 48.4 percent of the vote. The radical right-wing government leader Jair Bolsonaro scored 43.2 percent better than expected. The two will compete in the second and all-decisive round of voting on October 30.
Tebet, who is politically in the middle, received 4.2 percent of the vote on Sunday. She says she supports Lula, whom she has criticized like Bolsonaro, because, unlike the current president, he is committed to democracy and the constitution in Brazil. Her statement of support came after her party stated that members could vote for whoever they wanted.
The left-wing candidate who finished fourth with 3 percent of the vote on Sunday announced his support for Lula on Tuesday. He thus followed the decision of his party. Lula and Bolsonaro try to rally support before Brazilians go to the polls again. Bolsonaro has the support of the governors of the three most populous states.