# Brazil bars political candidates over suspected gang ties, not convictions

https://mins.news/en/video/68892

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 12:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lb_namENVM

> Brazil is using constitutional clauses aimed at paramilitary groups to bar candidates suspected of links to organized crime from running in elections, despite the absence of convictions by appellate courts.