Sao Paulo city elections a Lula-Bolsonaro proxy battle, Lula says
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Sao Paulo's municipal elections later this year are shaping up to be a proxy battle between the leftist president and his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. The southern hemisphere's biggest city will head to the polls in October to elect its next mayor and city councilors. Lula said in a radio interview on Tuesday the vote looked set to provide a snapshot of voter sentiment towards the two prevailing political currents in Brazil.