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Brazil electoral court bars 1,200+ candidacies for 2026; 888 appeals pending
InfoMoney·BR·about 14 hours ago
Ecuador's National Electoral Council denied Henry Llanes' candidacy for the Council of Citizen Participation, and the Electoral Contentious Tribunal upheld the decision. Llanes now plans to appeal to the Constitutional Court, prolonging the dispute over electoral eligibility. The outcome could set a precedent for candidate vetting procedures in Ecuador.