Jewish candidates were elected to city councils in two cities in Brazil. Isaac Ainhorn was elected a councilman in the city of Porto Alegre in Sunday’s vote, while Teresa Bergher and Patricia Filler Amorim Sihman will be on the council in Rio De Janeiro.
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