Two feuding Brazilian politicians have settled their differences by fighting in a boxing ring.
Simão Peixoto, the Mayor of Borba, was publicly challenged to the fistfight in September by a former councillor named Erineu da Silva.
Silva, who uses the nickname Mirico, was reportedly furious at the mayor’s alleged failure to conserve a waterpark near the Madeira river and demanded a showdown with Peixoto.
Mayor Peixoto
Peixoto accepted the challenge, publishing a video online indicating his readiness to fight Silva.
“Show your face!” the mayor told Silva.
Mayor Peixoto
The Borba mayor later softened his tone after some voters suggested that his conduct was unbecoming of an elected official.
Peixoto assured citizens he would only take part in an organised altercation inside a ring.
