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São Paulo Governor Doria wants to run for president in Brazil’s 2022 vote

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo state Governor João Doria will seek to win his PSDB party nomination for the Brazilian presidency in an October primary, he told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday, trying to unseat President Jair Bolsonaro in next year's election.

Speaking at the state governor's palace, the centrist Doria said there were two other likely candidates from his party "who deserve respect" - Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite and the former mayor of the northern city of Manaus, Arthur Virgílio.

Doria has seen his political profile rise this year after . . .

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