Little fingers game: gestures to ask for votes in Rio have precautions to differentiate from opponents, the president, and even criminal factions

The article analyzes the hand gestures used by candidates in Rio de Janeiro elections to display the electronic voting machine number and differentiate from opponents. Eduardo Paes (PSD), the polling leader for the government of Rio, spreads both palms to form the number 55, the party number, a gesture he has used since the debut of the street campaign, including during the climb to the Church of Penha and in motorcades. The article highlights that there are similarities between some candidates' gestures, but also strategies to differentiate from the opponent, the president, and even from criminal factions. The text is part of a coverage section of Carioca elections that includes articles about lingeries with names of candidates such as Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula, and Augusto Cury, as well as promises about the subway for Niteroi and Sao Goncalo.