Augusto Cury

In 2026, Augusto Cury joined the Avante party and officially launched his presidential candidacy for that year's elections, with former Federal Deputy for Minas Gerais Júlio Delgado as his running mate.

• Party — Avante (2026-present) • Birth Name — Augusto Jorge Cury • Born — 2 October 1958 • Birthplace — Colina, São Paulo, Brazil • Other Party — Green Party (2009-2010) • Occupation — Physician, psychiatrist, writer, politician

Augusto Jorge Cury was born in Colina, in the state of São Paulo, on October 2, 1958, the son of farmer and lawyer Salomão Jorge Cury, a former city councilman in Colina, and Ana Regina Brait Cury. In a profile published by Trip magazine in 2010, Cury recounted that he grew up in a family of relatively modest means, with five siblings; his father worked as a lawyer, while his mother was a homemaker. The same profile described academic difficulties he faced during part of his childhood and adolescence. He enrolled in the medical program at the Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto. In interviews, he has stated that he faced a period of psychological distress during his undergraduate studies—an experience he later connected to his interest in examining emotions and thought patterns. He graduated in Medicine in 1984 and subsequently practiced psychiatry and psychotherapy. In an interview published by the Regional Council of Medicine of the State of São Paulo in 2018, he stated that he had not regularly engaged in clinical practice for approximately a decade, dedicating himself instead primarily to literary production, lectures, and educational projects. Over decades of psychiatric practice, Cury developed his Multifocal Intelligence framework, eventually making his literary debut in the late 1990s with Multifocal Intelligence after facing numerous editorial rejections. His commercial success escalated steadily: from 11 million copies in 2010 to 27 million in Brazil alone by 2016, and surpassing 30 million by 2017, when Forbes named him the country's top-selling author of the century, with over 50 books published in more than 70 countries. His works have been issued by Planeta (which incorporated the Academia imprint for his titles in 2006), Sextante, and HarperCollins. When Paulo Coelho publicly challenged him to verify his sales figures, Cury declined, remarking that competing for rankings reflects a society unduly fixated on fame.

Prior to running for office, Cury had a brief affiliation with the Green Party, which he joined in 2009—the same period in which Marina Silva also entered the party. According to a profile published by Trip, his name was considered for candidacies to the Senate or state governorship, though he ultimately did not run in the 2010 elections; during that time, he collaborated on discussions related to education within Marina Silva's pre‑campaign. For the 2026 elections, he became a member of the Avante party, which announced his presidential candidacy in April of that year. His candidacy was officially formalized on August 3 at a convention held at the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. Two days later, Cury announced former Federal Deputy Júlio Delgado of Minas Gerais, also affiliated with Avante, as his running mate.