Lula tops 80% of votes in six Minas Gerais cities

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election against Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff, decisively carrying Minas Gerais state and exceeding 80% of valid votes in six municipalities. Four of these cities are in northern Minas Gerais and two in the Jequitinhonha Valley, regions with traditional left-leaning voting patterns. Lula led there in the first round and expanded his margin in the second. The top cities were Guaraciama (81.65%), Cônego Marinho (81.53%), Chapada do Norte (80.96%), Luislândia (80.35%), Presidente Kubitschek (80.33%), and Bonito de Minas (80.22%). Together, they recorded 28,000 valid votes, with over 22,000 for Lula.


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