Article 6R22G São Paulo election ‘a horror show’ as candidates trade blows and insults

São Paulo election ‘a horror show’ as candidates trade blows and insults

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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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Two televised debates ahead of 6 October mayoral election turn physically violent, with participants treated in hospital

Brazilians call overcast Sao Paulo their country's land of drizzle".

But in recent months it has been raining punches not precipitation as Latin America's largest city endures what observers call the most violent and unruly election in its history.

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