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| Brazilian mayor should be fined over donkey stunt, says judge | Brazilian mayor should be fined over donkey stunt, says judge |
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| A Brazilian judge is urging prosecutors to fine a small-town mayor who rode a donkey to his inauguration to needle an opponent who allegedly referred to him as a "burro" in a debate. | A Brazilian judge is urging prosecutors to fine a small-town mayor who rode a donkey to his inauguration to needle an opponent who allegedly referred to him as a "burro" in a debate. |
| Judge Luciane Glesse said the Passa Sete mayor, Vaderlei Batista, should be fined $250 for ignoring a restraining order barring any further donkey business from local politics following the October elections. | Judge Luciane Glesse said the Passa Sete mayor, Vaderlei Batista, should be fined $250 for ignoring a restraining order barring any further donkey business from local politics following the October elections. |
| Batista says his campaign rival referred to him as a donkey in a debate, and he responded with offensive phrases that likened the opposition party to a donkey. That prompted the rival candidate to seek a court order against such satires. | Batista says his campaign rival referred to him as a donkey in a debate, and he responded with offensive phrases that likened the opposition party to a donkey. That prompted the rival candidate to seek a court order against such satires. |
| Batista said he had promised voters to ride a donkey to this week's inauguration. | Batista said he had promised voters to ride a donkey to this week's inauguration. |
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