Centrists Win Largest Brazilian Cities in Setback to Bolsonaro
- Bruno Covas win in Sao Paulo, Eduardo Paes in Rio de Janeiro
- Centrists make come back in municipal vote, followed by left
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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 following 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 Nov. 15 vote had been inconclusive. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. local time.