Jair Bolsonaro dealt a blow in Brazil’s mayoral races
Outcomes signal a return of more moderate political actors
30 November 2020 - 17:30
Brazil’s two biggest cities will be governed by centrist mayors who defeated President Jair Bolsonaro’s candidates in nationwide municipal elections, consolidating the return of more moderate political actors after a conservative wave that swept the country two years ago.
Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday to choose mayors for Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and 55 of the country’s 5,500 municipalities whose first-round results in the November 15 vote had been inconclusive. Polling stations opened at 7am and closed at 5pm local time...
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