Brazil holds first vote under ‘Clean Record’ law

By Jenny Barchfield
Published October 7, 2012 4:00am ET
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Brazil holds first vote under ‘Clean Record’ law
People wait in line to vote in municipal elections outside a polling station in the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Voters across Latin America's biggest country are electing mayors and municipal council members. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) | Silvia Izquierdo

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s nationwide municipal elections Sunday may have been most notable for who won’t be taking office.

A newly effective “Clean Record” good-governance law bars people convicted of a wide range of crimes from serving in political office. This was the first full nationwide election held under the measure since it was upheld by Brazil’s Supreme Court.

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