Third-place finisher in Brazil election endorses Flavio Bolsonaro for runoff against Lula

BRASILIA: ‌Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had nabbed ​the endorsement of author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury, who ranked third in Sunday’s first-round election, for the October 25 runoff against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro ‌shared a ‌video on ​social ‌media ⁠of ​Cury announcing the ⁠endorsement, following local media reports of Cury’s support. Cury, from the Avante party, received 2.89 percent of the valid votes — which exclude blank ⁠an