TRE confirms Douglas Ruas' victory for Rio de Janeiro's government
TRE-RJ retotalized the votes and confirmed Douglas Ruas' (PL) first-round victory after excluding Garotinho's (Republicanos) votes.
TL;DR
- Douglas Ruas (PL) was confirmed as the winner of the first round for governor of Rio de Janeiro.
- Ruas secured 50.88% of the valid votes, surpassing the required majority.
- The vote recalculation by TRE-RJ excluded 274,411 votes from Anthony Garotinho (Republicanos).
- This exclusion reduced the base of valid votes, allowing Ruas to win without a second round.
- Eduardo Paes (PSD) recognized the defeat after a legal appeal was denied.
- The TRE-RJ will proceed with publicizing the result and handling potential challenges before homologating the outcome.