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Mayoral candidate arrested after showering voters with cash

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A mayoral candidate in Brazil who allegedly showered voters with handfuls of cash faces up to nine years behind bars on corruption charges.

Federal police arrested city hall candidate Dr Raione Cabral after he was recorded allegedly throwing banknotes from a balcony in a square in Coari, Amazonas, on October 2.

Footage appears to show frenzied locals shouting and clamouring for the money as it flutters down toward them.

Local media reported that Cabral's arrest was part of Operation Elections 2024, an anti-corruption crackdown on elected officials all over Brazil.

But Cabral's lawyer claimed: 'There has been no crime and I am seeking his freedom.'

Cabral's socialist party, Mobiliza, however, appears to have disowned him.

A spokesman told local media: 'We do not recognise the candidacy of Mr Raione Cabral Queiroz.'

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