Few expect Brazil's October presidential election to pass without the judicial system playing a major role. If the first vote of the year is any indication, that expectation has merit. Arthur Henrique won three of every five votes in Sunday's special election for governor of Roraima, Brazil's northernmost and one of the country's most stridently pro-Bolsonaro states. He still may not be allowed to govern.
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