Bolsonaro votes in municipal polls

Brasilia, Nov 16 : Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cast his vote in Rio de Janeiro in the countrys municipal elections, the first polls held during his administration.On Sunday, Bolsonaro voted in a school in the citys Vila Militar neighbourhood, wearing a face mask required of all voters due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 5.

8 million people and killed over 165,000 others, reports Xinhua news agency.In recent weeks, Bolsonaro has publicly supported the re-election of the incumbent Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, who is a member of the Brazilian Republican party.

Additionally, Carlos Bolsonaro, one of the presidents sons, is seeking re-election as a Rio de Janeiro city councillor.Around 147.9 million Brazilians were eligible to vote in Sundays elections to elect mayors and councillors in the countrys 5,568 municipalities.