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The result is given as 40 chairs for ARENA and 6 chairs for MDB. I did not read the source indicated, but there is a discrepancy, because in an election marked by the null vote, the MDB had only 5 victories: the three chairs of Guanabara, a chair in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Amaral Peixoto) and a chair in the State of São Paulo (Franco Montoro). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.24.70.18 ( talk) 23:50, 8 January 2018 (UTC) reply

there seems to be an internal inconsistency in the senate data: the total votes greatly exceeds registered voters FeatherPluma ( talk) 04:46, 6 December 2012 (UTC) reply