Bolsonaro to join center-right PL party to take on leftist Lula
November 8, 2021
5:16 PM CST
Last Updated 23 minutes ago
Americas
Reuters
2 minute read
BRASILIA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will join the center-right Liberal Party (PL), the party's leader Valdemar Costa Neto said on Monday, aligning forces ahead of the president's re-election bid next year.
Bolsonaro confirmed his intention, telling supporters "it might happen as soon as this week."
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Bolsonaro turned to more established center-right parties to avoid impeachment and is joining one of them as his popularity drops due to rising inflation and his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 600,000 Brazilians.
Opinion polls on the presidential race have shown Lula with a comfortable lead, although surveys show his advantage narrowing.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaro-join-center-right-pl-party-take-leftist-lula-2021-11-08/