At least eight “Barack Obamas” who borrowed the Democratic presidential candidate’s name to run in Brazilian local elections lost. Brazilian law allows candidates to put any name on the ballot as long as it isn’t offensive. This time around, a number of candidates chose “Barack Obama.” Some used the name Bin Laden, and others resorted [...]
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