rendered Garotinho and his wife Rosinha ineligible to run for public office for three years from 2008 on, for engaging in electoral corruption during the 2008 mayoral elections in Campos, where Garotinho had canvassed for votes for his wife, who was running for mayor. Such a condemnation by a collegiate court would have rendered Garotinho ineligible for the ensuing 2010 national election, but the Federal Electoral Court decided to grant him the right to run for the Federal Legislative on the Partido da República ticket, pending an appeal. In June 2014, Garotinho announced his support for incumbent President Dilma Rousseff in the 2014 Brazilian presidential election. He ran for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in the 2014 state elections, receiving 1.576.511 votes (19,73% of valid votes), finishing in third place, after Luiz Fernando Pezão and Marcelo Crivella, who disputed the run-off. References External links Blog do Garotinho 1960 births Living people Governors of Rio de Janeiro (state) Progressive Republican Party (Brazil) politicians Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Brazilian Socialist Party politicians Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Presbyterians Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent People from Campos dos Goytacazes