Lula’s candidate defeated in Sao Paulo mayoral runoff
Ricardo Nunes took over as mayor of the town of São Paulo after the loss of life of Bruno Covas (PSDB), who died of most cancers in 2021
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s candidate Guilherme Boulos didn’t win Sunday’s runoff to grow to be Mayor of São Paulo, the place Ricardo Nunes was reelected in maybe probably the most related resolution of the day, during which allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro prevailed in nearly half of the State capitals the place a second spherical was wanted. Nunes took over as mayor of the town of São Paulo after the loss of life of Bruno Covas (PSDB), who died of most cancers in 2021.
Whereas these supported by Lula da Silva solely received in three of them, pro-Bolsonaro candidates scored 12 victories within the 26 capitals underneath dispute. Lula’s Staff’ Occasion (PT) scored just one victory of its personal: that of Evandro Leitão in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará with 50.38% of the vote in opposition to André Fernandes (PL) who acquired 49.62%. Leitão thus joined mayors João Campos (PSB), from Recife, and Eduardo Paes (PSD), from Rio de Janeiro, as the one candidates supported by Lula to have received in these municipal elections, though the opposite two didn’t want a runoff.
Abilio Brunini of Bolsonaro’s PL defeated the PT’s Lúdio Cabral in Cuiabá (Mato Grosso) by 53.8% to 46.2%. Bolsonaro candidates Emilia Correa (PL) and Paulinho Freire prevailed in Aracaju (Sergipe) and Natal (Rio Grande do Norte) respectively.
In Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Sebastião Melo (MDB) beat Maria do Rosário (PT) with 61.5% of the vote, and Eduardo Pimentel received in Curitiba (Parana). Adriane Lopes was re-elected mayor of Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul) with 51.45% of the vote
In response to statistics, of the 102 candidacies registered for the municipal election runoff, solely 15 have been girls, for a illustration of 14.7%.
Apart from the Lula v Bolsonaro conflict by proxy, candidates linked to the so-called Centrao received a complete of 11 capitals. Fuad Noman defeated the Bolsonarist Bruno Engler (PL) and was reelected in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) with 53.7% of the vote.
In one other key duel in João Pessoa (Paraiba), Já Cicero Lucena (PP) defeated Marcelo Queiroga (PL), who was well being minister underneath Bolsonaro.
Safety forces recorded a minimum of 102 electoral crimes throughout the nation on this second spherical of municipal elections. The best incidence was voter fraud, with 34 incidents, six in São Paulo and 5 in Fortaleza. There have been 19 instances of irregular electoral propaganda, adopted by 14 makes an attempt to purchase votes, with 5 in Manaus. In all, the crimes resulted in 42 voter arrests, Agencia Brasil reported citing knowledge from the Nationwide Built-in Command and Management Middle (CICCN), of the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety.
