Brazil TSE rejects Garotinho appeal, votes to be annulled sub judice

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court rejected a writ of mandamus from former governor Anthony Garotinho seeking to restore his candidacy in the Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial race. His votes will be recorded as 'annulled sub judice' pending final judgment, and he now signals support for Douglas Ruas in a potential runoff. This is a domestic electoral-legal development with no direct market impact.