Brazil’s Moro Leaves His Presidential Candidacy Up in the Air

Brazil’s former Carwash Judge Sergio Moro gave up his presidential bid for now and switched parties in an attempt to facilitate negotiations around a single centrist candidate who could potentially challenge the leftist and right-wing front-runners in the October election.

Moro, who polls a distant third in the presidential race, on Thursday left Podemos and joined Uniao Brasil, a party with more financial resources and structure across the country, as well as a larger share of free TV and radio advertising during the campaign. Whether he’ll run for president or lawmaker is now up in the air, and will depend on negotiations within his new party and with other centrist leaders. Candidates have until August to register with electoral authorities.