Nearly 25 thousand to run in October polls

The Superior Electoral Court (“TSE”) published on Monday (Jul 21) the names of all the people who have submitted a request for running in the 2014 general elections. They amount to nearly 25 thousand, and compete for a position as federal, state or district deputy, senator, governor and President of the Republic. The number of posts to be filled is 1,650.

The most sought-after position is that of state deputy (16.2 thousand candidates, and 1,059 openings). The equivalent for federal deputies is 6,1 thousand and 513 spaces. In the Senate, where only a third of the positions are open, the ratio is 181/27. To become the head of a state or the Federal District, the amount of candidates is 171 candidates, competing for 27 posts. The number of presidential candidates is eleven.

Also in October, at least a thousand candidates will be competing for 24 openings as district deputy, which only exist in the Federal District.

If a request for candidacy is granted, the politician who submitted it does not necessarily have the right to partake in the elections. After the approval is issued by the Electoral Prosecution Office, the request is further analyzed by an electoral judge, who ascertains whether all formalities have been properly deal with.

Thus far, 1,850 requests for candidacy have been declined nationwide. Around 20 percent of them (367) were not in compliance with the Clean Record Law, which bans the candidacy of whoever has been sentenced by a court.

The first round of the general elections of 2014 will take place on October 5. The runoff is scheduled for October 26, only in cases in which the governor or the president wins with less than 51 percent of the votes, spoiled and blank votes not included.

Translated by Fabrício Ferreira

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