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Elections · Rio de JaneiroPress ✓ 6 outlets · re-tabulation of the votes pending

Electoral court voids Garotinho’s votes, and Douglas Ruas is set to be Rio governor with no runoff. Paes appeals to the Supreme Court

The court formed a majority to deny Anthony Garotinho’s registration and declare the votes cast for him void. With the re-tabulation, Ruas (PL) moves past 50% of valid votes; at 37, he will be the state’s youngest governor since 1959.

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) formed a majority on Thursday to deny Anthony Garotinho’s candidacy registration for governor of Rio and declare void the votes he received on Sunday, October 4. The rapporteur voted to reject the request to withdraw the appeal and to judge the case on the merits, and was joined by the majority, according to G1. In the count released by the press, Douglas Ruas (PL) had 49.27% of valid votes, Eduardo Paes (PSD) 42.76% and Garotinho 3.17%, about 274,000 votes. Without them in the calculation, Ruas goes past half of the valid votes and wins in the first round. Garotinho’s candidacy had already been blocked by the TRE-RJ, the state electoral court, and his votes were counted as sub judice; in an analysis, Valor wrote that the voiding surprised no one. With the decision, Rio drops off the list of states with a gubernatorial runoff, and Rio voters return to the polls on October 25 only to choose the president, unless the Supreme Federal Court (STF) changes the result. Ruas said he “trusts the courts” and is waiting for the re-tabulation of the votes to be declared elected, Valor reports. A civil police officer and congressman, he is 37 and will be Rio’s youngest governor since 1959, according to O Globo. His running mate is expected to be Fernanda Louback, a friend of Michelle Bolsonaro.

The case had a behind-the-scenes chapter. The day before, G1 and Estadão revealed that Garotinho’s lawyer appears in the TSE system as the author of a document used in the opinion from the Office of the Electoral Prosecutor-General (PGE) favoring the withdrawal. The PGE blamed a technical glitch and said the filing was prepared by members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office; Estadão also reported that the prosecutor in charge once taught classes alongside the former governor’s lawyer. Paes, who called the withdrawal a “maneuver,” announced that he will go to the STF against the decision and ask for a runoff to be held, according to G1 and Valor. According to O Globo, after five former governors were jailed, Rio will have a governor under investigation before even his swearing-in. On the same day, the TSE postponed the ruling on the validity of the candidacy of Deltan Dallagnol, elected senator for Paraná. Justice Kassio Nunes Marques said the decision on all the states that will have a runoff should come on Thursday.

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By the numbers
49.27%valid votes for Douglas Ruas before the voiding
3.17%votes for Garotinho, now void (about 274,000)
37 yearsRuas’s age; Rio’s youngest governor since 1959 (O Globo)
Elections 2026Press ✓ 6 outlets

Flávio promises to end reelection with a five-year term, above-inflation raises for retirees and an end to split payment

Flávio Bolsonaro said the constitutional amendment (PEC) ending reelection, if passed, could extend his term to five years if he is elected, according to O Globo, G1 and Folha; in Folha, he also spoke of vetoing a candidacy by his father. He promised to raise pensions above inflation (Folha, Valor). Economist Daniella Marques, of the campaign, said a Flávio government would end the tax reform’s split payment, which the candidate says “makes working capital unviable” for companies. A campaign representative said there would be no privatization of Banco do Brasil, Caixa or Petrobras. With Podemos on board, Flávio has the backing of five parties for the runoff, according to Valor; Minas Gerais’s governor-elect, Cleitinho, declared his vote for him but defended ending the 6x1 schedule. On the government side, Lula changed the leadership of the campaign in the states, and Fernando Haddad took over coordination in São Paulo. Raquel Lyra, governor of Pernambuco, rejected Lula’s emissaries and stayed neutral. Datafolha releases its first runoff poll on Thursday night; the numbers were not available when this edition went to press.

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split paymentTaxes

A tax reform mechanism in which the tax is separated out and collected at the moment of payment, before the money reaches the seller. It reduces tax evasion, but companies complain that they lose cash flow.

Markets · EnergyPress ✓ 5 outlets · close shown at the top of the page

Oil surges on attacks in Saudi Arabia and threat at Hormuz; Trump says he won’t strike Iran before November 3

Oil rose sharply after the Houthis said they had attacked Riyadh’s airport with a ballistic missile and Iran promised to block more routes in the Strait of Hormuz, according to CNN Brasil and Valor. Stock markets in Asia and Europe fell, and New York opened lower. In Brazil, the stock exchange rose in the morning and futures interest rates fell on electoral optimism, according to Valor and Folha; the Treasury held its largest auction of fixed-rate bonds since 2020.

In the afternoon, Trump said he will not attack Iran before the American midterm election on November 3 and spoke of “productive discussions,” according to G1 and Valor. The US announced new sanctions on Iran’s clandestine oil fleet. Iran says it will not give up uranium enrichment.

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Economy · HouseholdsSource ✓ CNC, Federal Revenue Service · Press ✓ 4 outlets

Household debt falls for the first time this year; Revenue Service sends letters to 498,000 caught in the fine mesh

Household debt and delinquency fell in September, according to the CNC. It was the first drop in debt this year; delinquency fell among the lowest incomes and rose among the highest, G1 reports. The government is considering bringing forward the debt-purchase auction of the new Desenrola, according to O Globo.

The Federal Revenue Service sent letters to about 498,000 taxpayers held in the income tax fine mesh, who can correct their returns until the 20th. The number of Pix keys passed 1 billion in September, according to the Central Bank.

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ClimatePress ✓ 5 outlets

El Niño set to strengthen and last until February; the South faces storms and the North, smoke

The UN climate agency forecasts that El Niño will strengthen and extend into February, according to Agência Brasil; the American agency says the phenomenon has not yet reached a very strong level, Folha reports. UNICEF warns that more than 30 million Brazilian children are exposed to climate risks.

In Rio Grande do Sul, storms with winds above 100 km/h left 56,000 properties without power and 300 people out of their homes, according to G1. In Manaus, the city woke up covered in smoke from fires, and air quality dropped. In the Cerrado, Agência Brasil reports a loss of 13.9 million hectares of vegetation along riverbanks.

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In brief
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  • Mega-Sena draws accumulated prize of R$ 100 million on ThursdayAgência Brasil · CNN Brasil
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  • US suspends big tech from the visa program that leads to a green cardG1 · Valor
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

“Poll already shows Flávio with 53% in the runoff.” The figure is from a PoderData/Aya poll released by CNN. It is a single survey; Datafolha comes out tonight and may show a different picture.
“The UFPE fire was arson.” The Federal Police opened an investigation precisely to find out. There is no conclusion.
“The Russian attack on a bus killed 33 people.” Folha and Valor cite 33 dead; G1, 30. The official toll has not yet been consolidated.
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INSIDEElectoral court voids Garotinho’s votes, and Douglas Ruas is set to be Rio governor with no runoff. Paes appeals to the Supreme CourtElections · Rio de JaneiroFlávio promises to end reelection with a five-year term, above-inflation raises for retirees and an end to split paymentElections 2026Oil surges on attacks in Saudi Arabia and threat at Hormuz; Trump says he won’t strike Iran before November 3Markets · EnergyHousehold debt falls for the first time this year; Revenue Service sends letters to 498,000 caught in the fine meshEconomy · HouseholdsEl Niño set to strengthen and last until February; the South faces storms and the North, smokeClimate