Fame does not guarantee a mandate: football loses at the polls

The defeats of football idols and officials in Sunday's (4) election expose the limit of a recurring party bet: transforming public recognition into votes. Edmundo, Luis Fabiano, Marcelinho Carioca and Vanderlei Luxemburgo arrived at the contest with names known to millions of Brazilians. None of them managed to get elected. The result reinforces a lesson that the enthusiasm of...

Original headline: Fama não dá mandato: o futebol perde nas urnas

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