The 2018 presidential campaign of Fernando Haddad for the

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was announced on 11 September 2018, two weeks after the candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former President of Brazil, was denied by the Superior Electoral Court for violating the

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(Clean Slate law). Haddad, who had been Lula's running mate, replaced him as the candidate and

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state legislator Manuela d'Ávila became Haddad's running mate. Haddad received 29% of the vote in the first round of the election, thus placing second and qualifying for a run-off against

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candidate

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on 28 October 2018.

Ticket

Election result

Presidential elections

Endorsements

Politicians and Parties

* PDT (second round) *35th President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva *36th President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff. *Governor of Maranhão Flávio Dino. *Former environment minister, Acre senator and REDE presidential candidate Marina Silva (second round) *Former President of Uruguay

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. *Former President of the Supreme Federal Court

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(second round) * Distrito Federal

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(second round) *Former Governor of São Paulo and ex- PSDB president

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(second round). *Former General Prosecutor of Brazil Rodrigo Janot (second round).

Celebrities

*Actor

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. *Singer-songwriter

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. *Actor

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. *Singer-songwriter Chico Buarque. *Actress

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. *Singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil. *Actress

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. *YouTuber

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(second round). *Actress

Maria Ribeiro Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (born 9 November 1975) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter and film director. Biography She worked in soap operas such as '' A Escrava Isaura'', playing the beautiful Malvina, and also ''Luz do Sol'', playing Zoé. ...

. *Actress

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. *Actor and director

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(second round). *Actor, filmmaker and television host

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(second round). *Singer Pabllo Vittar.

References

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