Bolsonaro’s Key Candidates Fare Poorly in Municipal Vote

(Bloomberg) — Candidates backed by President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s main capitals had a weak performance at Sunday’s municipal elections, underscoring limits to the political influence of the Brazilian leader. The nation of 200 million chose mayors and city councilors in a vote seen as a referendum on the first half of Bolsonaro’s four-year mandate. Stations closed at 5 p.m. local time, and exit polls show a challenging scenario for the…