It has been a good week for Aécio Neves, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB). On 12 October, Marina Silva, the third-placed presidential candidate from the Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB), finally came out in support of Neves. The latest opinion polls, published three days later put him just a whisker ahead of President Dilma Rousseff, of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), on 45% to her 43% of valid votes, although they are still locked in a technical tie. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1483 words.
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