Brazil’s Doria Says Time, Economy Favor Him in Presidential Run

  • ‘There’s time for people to understand better what I’ve done’
  • Sao Paulo governor trails Lula, Bolsonaro and other hopefuls
Joao Doria in Sao Paulo, on Dec. 14.Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg
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Joao Doria, a long-time businessman turned politician who runs Brazil’s richest state, said Sao Paulo’s fast economic recovery will help him bolster his credentials with voters next year in a presidential race that so far sees him polling far below the front-runners.

“In politics you cannot be anxious,” he said during an interview at the governor’s palace in Sao Paulo. “There’s time for people to better understand what I’ve done.”