Ricardo Nunes and Guilherme Boulos enter the final stage of São Paulo’s mayoral race, facing off in a runoff election. Nunes (center-right), the current mayor, secured a narrow lead in the first round with less than 30,000 votes separating him from Boulos (left). Nunes enters the runoff with several advantages. He enjoys lower rejection rates […]
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