Brazil court cuts Elmano campaign ads for linking Ciro to Bolsonaro

Ceará's regional electoral court ruled that Governor Elmano de Freitas' campaign must forfeit 76 minutes of airtime for improperly associating rival Ciro Gomes with former President Bolsonaro. The decision, which grants Ciro a right of reply, comes less than two weeks before the first round and may shift late-campaign dynamics in a tight race. Elmano's campaign has appealed to the Superior Electoral Court, leaving the final impact uncertain.