25-Year-Old Mayor Wanted for Running Her Town With WhatsApp

25-Year-Old Mayor Wanted for Running Her Town With WhatsApp
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Today in news I never thought I'd write: The BBC reports 25-year-old Lidiane Leite, mayor of Brazilian town Bom Jardim, is on the run from law enforcement after it was discovered that she didn't actually live in Bom Jardim and was running the town via WhatsApp.

Leite ran for office in 2012 in the small town after her then-boyfriend Beto Rocha was banned from running due to corruption charges against him. She stepped in to run for mayor in his place, and when she won, she appointed Rocha as her advisor, though the two broke up earlier this year.

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