Electoral Justice confirms Douglas Ruas' victory in RJ
Graduated in journalism from Nove de Julho University and specialized in digital journalism from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. With experience at Comunique-se (where he went from intern to editor-in-chief), SBT News, and the Canal Rural website. Currently, he is the assistant editor of the Revista Oeste website.
TL;DR
- Douglas Ruas (PL) is the official winner of the Rio de Janeiro governor election after vote recalculation.
- Nearly 275,000 votes for Anthony Garotinho (Republicanos) were invalidated.
- Ruas secured 50.88% of valid votes, surpassing the 50% mark required to avoid a runoff.
- Eduardo Paes (PSD), who initially requested Garotinho's disqualification, later asked for his votes to be validated.
- The PL party now has at least six governors elected in the first round, with a possibility of seven.
- The final result confirmation is scheduled for October 15th.