Ficha Limpa

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, Clean Slate.

Proper noun[edit]

Ficha Limpa f

  1. (Brazil, politics) the Supplementary Law no. 135 of 2010 of Brazil, designed to prevent some candidates from running for political office: those who have been convicted of corruption crimes, those that have been impeached, and those that have renounced a political office to avoid impeachment

Noun[edit]

Ficha Limpa m or f by sense (plural Fichas Limpas)

  1. (Brazil, politics) a politician with a "clean slate" and thus able to run for elections according to the aforementioned law

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