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許多政治人物公開作秀，表演夸張，說著連自己都不相信的謊言，給人感覺很像小丑。可是令人意想不到的是，巴西人居然選了一個真正的小丑當國會議員。這位小丑議員的當選到底是一場滑稽劇還是故意密謀？
Clown or Congressman?
巴西小丑最高票當選國會議員
Voters the world over complain about having clowns for politicians, but Brazilians embraced the idea on Sunday by sending a real one to Congress with more votes than any other candidate.
全世界的選民經常抱怨他們的政治人物好像小丑，而在星期天的選舉中，巴西人卻選出了一個真正的小丑當議員。他的票數超過了其他所有候選人的票數。
Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, better known by his clown name Tiririca, received more than 1.3 million votes in Sao Paulo state in Brazil's presidential and congressional elections. That was more than double the votes of the second-placed candidate in Brazil's most populous state.
藝名特里里卡的佛朗西斯科·席爾瓦在 3 日舉行的國會大選中，以130萬票在巴西最大省圣保羅省脫穎而出，當選國會議員，票數是第二名的兩倍多。
Tiririca caught the attention of disillusioned voters by asking for their support with the humorous slogan: "It can't get any worse" and a promise to do nothing more in Congress than report back to them on how politicians spend their time.
特里里卡憑借幽默的競選口號， “最糟糕不就是這樣了” ，吸引失望的選民。他還承諾當他當上議員后，會向大家匯報政客每天如何打發時間。
"What does a congressman do? The truth is I don't know, but vote for me and I'll tell you," the 45-year-old said in his campaign advertisements.
“聯邦議員做什么？說實話， 我不知道。 不過投我一票， 我會讓你們知道。 ”45 歲的特里里卡藝名的意思是“粗魯的” 。
The clown, whose stage name means "grumpy", usually appears in public wearing a blond wig, a red hat and a garish outfit. He survived a last-minute attempt by public prosecutors to bar him from running because of evidence that he is illiterate.
他在舞臺上的典型形象是金發、老土的帽子和一身五彩的衣服，如今是巴西著名電視笑星。他差一點失去競選資格，因為最后一刻一個監控官發現他居然是個文盲。
His candidacy may not have been as spontaneous or innocent as it might appear. Tiririca's well-financed campaign will help elect other politicians because under Brazil's election rules he can pass his substantial excess votes on to other candidates in his coalition, which includes the ruling Workers' Party.
特里里卡的競選資格也許不像看起來那么單純。這場競選背后有強大的財力支持，他的當選能幫助其他政客，巴西的選舉法規定他可以把多余的票數給聯盟中的其他候選人，包括現在的執政黨勞動黨。
