Quaest poll: Eduardo Paes leads Rio governor race with 39%, Douglas Ruas at 18%
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- Quaest found Eduardo Paes, the former Rio de Janeiro mayor, leading preferences for governor of Rio de Janeiro state with 39%.
- Douglas Ruas, president of the state legislature and Paes’s main rival, had 18% and reduced the difference, according to the poll.
Former Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes remains the leading candidate in the race for state governor, with 39% of voting intentions in a Quaest poll released Tuesday.
Douglas Ruas, president of the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly and Paes’s main rival, recorded 18%. The result indicates that Ruas has narrowed the gap with Paes.
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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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