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May 31, 2022

Which Candidate Will Win Centrists’ Support in Brazil?

Former São Paulo state Governor João Doria bowed out of Brazil’s presidential race as his party sought a centrist candidate who could compete against President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. // File Photo: Brazilian Government.

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Mário Braga, senior analyst for Brazil at Control Risks: “Senator Simone Tebet, from the centrist MDB, will be the official candidate of the so-called ‘third way,’ though the official endorsement from Doria’s PSDB is still pending. However, the coalition only has three parties (MDB, PSDB and Cidadania) and is far from representing a broad centrist alliance once envisioned by centrist forces to face the polarization in Brazil. Tebet’s polling has improved in recent weeks but is still in the low single digits. Former National Integration Minister Ciro Gomes of the center-leftist PDT has 7 percent of the votes, according to recent polls. He has also sought to portray himself as an alternative to Bolsonaro and Lula. However, they are unlikely to become the preferred choice of centrist voters in Brazil. Polls indicate that 69 percent of the electorate has already decided their vote…”

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