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Brazil judges cancel Rio election runoff, top court to decide
Original: Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge
Judges in Brazil have cancelled the second round of the Rio de Janeiro municipal election, a ruling that is now being challenged before the Supreme Federal Court. The decision upends the mayoral race in Brazil's second-largest city and raises questions over electoral rules and judicial power. The Supreme Court's response will determine whether the runoff proceeds or the cancellation stands.
Why now: The cancellation of a major city's election runoff is an unusual judicial intervention that could reshape Rio's leadership and set a national precedent.
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- Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge · Courthouse News
- Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge · Courthouse News
- Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge · Courthouse News
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