SAO PAULO, Nov 16 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, cast his vote yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, in the country’s municipal elections, the first elections held during his administration.
Bolsonaro voted at a school in the Vila Militar neighbourhood in western Rio de Janeiro, wearing a face mask, required of all voters due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, which, as of Saturday, had registered more than 5.8 million cases and over 165,000 deaths.
In recent weeks, Bolsonaro publicly showed his support for the re-election of the current mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, who is a member of the Brazilian Republican party.
Additionally, Carlos Bolsonaro, one of the president’s sons, is seeking re-election as a Rio de Janeiro city councillor.
Around 147.9 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in the elections, to select mayors and councillors in the country’s 5,568 municipalities.
Yesterday was also a national holiday in Brazil, commemorating the Proclamation of the Republic of 1889.– NNN-CMA
