Brazil court bars militia-linked candidate Cristiane Brasil from election

Brazil's Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRE-RJ) rejected Cristiane Brasil's candidacy, citing her ties to a militia and a 2020 criminal action and preventive detention. The decision is appealable to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), leaving her electoral fate uncertain. This marks a notable judicial enforcement of militia-related ineligibility in a high-profile political case.