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Bolsonaro Says Braga Netto Or Tereza Cristina Could Run As VP

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  • Confirms earlier reports from local newspapers that the President may choose former Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina as his running mate on his re-election ticket.
    • Polling data continues to show Bolsonaro trailing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as well as a high rejection rate, especially among women, and also pressure from allies may dissuade the incumbent from choosing former general Walter Braga Netto, says newspaper O Globo.
    • The president had mentioned Cristina and Braga Netto in an interview at Presidential Palace, but said that the decision still hasn’t been made, according to the newspaper.

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