The Brazilian municipal elections of 2016 took place on 2 October 2016 and on 30 October 2016 (for cities with more than 200,000 voters, where the second round is available). Electors chose mayors, vice-mayors and city councillors of all 5,568 cities of the country. The partisan conventions took place between 20 July and 5 August. The

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started on 26 August and ended on 29 September. Until

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, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays there was the broadcast for candidates to city halls, 30 minutes long. The broadcasts for candidates for city councils were broadcast on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, also 30 minutes long. At least 97 cities had only one candidate for mayor in these elections. Besides that, 48.8% of the cities of the country didn't have more than two candidates. These were the first elections in which recently registered parties '' Partido da Mulher Brasileira'' (PMB), '' Rede Sustentabilidade'' (REDE) and '' Partido Novo'' (NOVO) participated; they were recognized by the

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( pt, Tribunal Superior Eleitoral - TSE) in 2015. Some of the most highlighted elected candidates include liberal businessman

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(PSDB) in São Paulo and licensed bishop

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(PRB) in Rio de Janeiro. The elections also took place after the

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and during the investigations of

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( pt, Operação Lava Jato). However, it only affected the left-wing Workers' Party, with its reduction of elected mayors, while the centre-right

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and

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, with the most of its members investigated, had an increase of elected candidates.

Results in capitals

References

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