Elections in Brazil: Lula da Silva receives support from Ciro Gomes's party for the ballot

Brazil: Ciro Gomes' party to vote for Lula in runoff

Brazil's Democratic Workers' Party (PDT), whose presidential candidate Ciro Gomes ended up fourth with 3% of the votes last Sunday, announced Tuesday that it will be supporting former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff.

Ciro Gomes expresses his support for Lula da Silva in the runoff election in Brazil

Brazilian politician Ciro Gomes, fourth in the national elections, has expressed his support for former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) in light of the election in which he will face current President Jair Bolsonaro, but without quoting him directly.

Elections in Brazil: Lula da Silva receives support from Ciro Gomes's party for the ballot

The Workers' Democratic Party decided this 'unanimously'. Gomes finished fourth this Sunday, with 3% of the vote.

Lula got key support: Ciro Gomes's match announced that it will back him up in the second round

It reached 3.04% of the votes in the first round of the elections. The former center-left candidate, who was at odds with the former president, pledged to respect the decision.

Elections in Brazil | Ciro Gomes's party will support Lula in the ballot

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Support for Lula: BA's PDT will have to follow the party's national decision

Statement was made in an exclusive interview with the program Altos Papos on Rádio Princesa FM