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Third-placed Silva endorses Neves in Brazil election runoff


    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The third-placed candidate in Brazil's presidential election, environmentalist Marina Silva, announced on Sunday that she would endorse pro-business candidate Aecio Neves in the Oct. 26 runoff against leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff.

    "In view of Aecio Neves' commitments, I declare that I will vote for and support his candidacy," Silva said at an event in Sao Paulo.

    (Reporting by Eduardo Simoes; Writing by Asher Levine; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)