Clássico dos Milhões at the ballot box: Edmundo and Braz chase votes | OneFootball

Vasco idol Edmundo, a candidate for federal deputy for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), has tapped into the Vasco x Flamengo rivalry in the final stretch of his campaign for a seat in the National Congress. With one week to go before the election (October 4), the streets have taken on the atmosphere of a Clássico dos Milhões, with Edmundo representing Vasco and Marcos Braz representing Flamengo.

Vasco x Flamengo at the ballot box

The scenario was further heated by off-field disputes between Vasco president Pedro Paulo de Oliveira (Pedrinho) and Flamengo president Luiz Eduardo Baptista (BAP): legal battles over playing at the Maracanã; Flamengo requests for oversight of Vasco’s SAF; the ban on the sale of Vasco American football merchandise during the NFL game at Estádio Mário Filho; and, more recently, Vasco’s desire to host the Clássico dos Milhões again at São Januário.

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Edmundo is running in his first election, while the former Flamengo vice president of football, who took office as an alternate member of the Chamber of Deputies in May this year, is in his second run at the national level, in addition to having served as a Rio city councilman between 2021 and 2024. The Animal has been showing up at Vasco matches and calling on fans to join walks and car sticker campaigns. This month, he secured declared support from four organized supporter groups of the Giant of the Hill: Força Jovem, GDA, Ira Jovem, and Mancha Negra.

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The electoral rivals have different profiles. While Braz won titles as an executive, Edmundo is relying on what he did on the pitch to win over Vasco votes. He won the Carioca Championship (1992) and the Brazilian Championship (1997), and was the standout player of the tournament.

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