Brazilians began voting in the first round of local elections on Sunday for mayors, deputy mayors and councilors in the country’s 5,569 municipalities. In Sao Paulo, three mayoral candidates are running neck-and-neck,

Brazilians voted on Sunday for mayors and city councilors in more than 5,500 municipal elections, with polls showing conservative candidates running strong in several major cities, setting the country's political landscape ahead of a 2026 presidential race.

Incumbent Ricardo Nunes and leftist lawmaker Guilherme Boulos will face each other in a runoff to decide the next mayor of Sao Paulo after a first round of voting Sunday in Brazil's local elections. Nunes,

Incumbent Eduardo Paes was re-elected for a fourth, non-consecutive term as the mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, after winning an absolute majority of votes in the first round of Brazil's local elections.