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The Augusto Cury factor

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Doctor and writer Augusto Cury emerged as a surprise name in Brazil’s presidential race after drawing strong internet interest during a televised debate.
  • BTG/Nexus and AtlasIntel/Bloomberg polls gave Cury 8% and 7.8%, respectively, placing him ahead of all other third-way candidates but far behind Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
  • His following grew from 8.3 million to 10.5 million in less than a week, according to the account.

Augusto Cury appeared to come out of nowhere. During the Band debate on Aug. 23, the doctor and writer became the internet’s most searched figure, prompting the question: Augusto who?

A week later, the surprise had gained weight. BTG/Nexus and AtlasIntel/Bloomberg polls placed Cury ahead of every candidate identified with Brazil’s third way. He received 8% in the BTG poll and 7.8% in the AtlasIntel survey.

Those numbers remain small beside Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s 37% and Flávio Bolsonaro’s 30%. In a prompted poll, where respondents received a card listing the candidates’ names, Cury reached 11%, compared with 2% in the previous survey.

The bigger surprise, however, came online. Cury’s following jumped from 8.3 million to 10.5 million in less than a week, an increase described as one of the largest in the world. The numbers are still modest in the race, but his sudden visibility has created what the column calls the Augusto Cury factor.

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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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