TSE forms majority to annul Garotinho's votes in Rio
Graduated in journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero, writes about politics, sports, and international affairs. Before joining Revista Oeste, he collaborated with the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo and the Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT).
TL;DR
- The TSE rejected Anthony Garotinho's request to withdraw his appeal against the denial of his candidacy.
- A majority was formed to annul the votes received by Anthony Garotinho in the Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election.
- The court ordered a retotalization of the votes for the state governor.
- This decision could lead to Douglas Ruas surpassing 50% of valid votes and being declared governor-elect in the first round.
- Garotinho received 274,411 votes (3.17%), which will be removed from the calculation of valid votes.