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Thursday, 11 April 2013

"Who's GOB's Grand Master" continues tomorrow with a new extraordinary session of the Masonic Electoral Tribunal

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As rumors spread among members of the Grand Orient of Brazil regarding who will be their Grand Master General (official title of their Grand Master), and given that there is no answer, we were informed by the Secretariat of Communications Technology and Information (SeCTI) of the Masonic Press Agency that tomorrow GOB's Masonic Electoral Tribunal will open a new extraordinary session to continue validating votes from Tocantins and São Paulo. Until now APMR announced that according to the partial results, Marcos Jose da Silva, current MWGM leads with  51,5%, followed by Federal Senator of Roraima Mozarildo Cavalcanti with 39,9%.


Even though the results should have been announced until now, last weekend the extraordinary session was ended at the order of GOB's MET President. APMR announced yesterday that they will continue monitoring the session tomorrow starting with 18.30, Brasilia's local hour and will announce (if it will happen) the name of the winner. The elected Grand Master General will serve for 5 years as leader of the biggest Masonic Obedience in Latin America.
APMR update: Mozarildo Cavalcanti stated a few moments ago that "We want to clarify that we do not intend to make a new split in GOB, but rather to exercise the legal right to clarify all cases and procedures that do not seem JUST & PERFECT throughout the electoral process of choosing GOB's MWGM. After all we have to fight so that no doubts hover over all stages of the election (...)."



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Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Sunday, 7 April 2013

UPDATES: Elections for the office of Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Brazil. Will São Paulo decide the winner?

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The Masonic Press Agency APMR informed us a few moments ago that there is a small change regarding the votes received by the two main candidates for the office of Grand Master in Brazil. If this morning Jose Marcos da Silva was leading with 54%, followed by Roraima's Senator Mozarildo Cavalcanti with 39,7%, is this moment scores are changing: Da Silva 53,5% and Cavalcanti 40,4%.


Votes from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Tocantins could change the scores. For now it is clear that the third candidate will not have any chance to win the office of Grand Master. The battle will continue between Da Silva and Cavalcanti especially in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.


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The Masonic Electoral Tribunal of the Grand Orient of Brazil will count votes from São Paulo today and announce the winner

   12:45:00       A

Reaching the end of the story, the Grand Orient of Brazil will end the counting and validation process of all votes today. Also today we expect, as mentioned yesterday the Masonic Press Agency APMR to have the name of the winner. Of what we know is that in this moment there are many chances for Marcos Jose da Silva, current Grand Master, to win.


At the headquarters of the Grand Orient of Brazil in Brasilia, the Masonic Electoral Tribunal will end today counting São Paulo's votes. APMR reminds that in that state there are almost a third part of all GOB's members, around 21.000 Freemasons. On the other hand there are (according to Senator Cavalcanti) "too many votes canceled". GOB has a strict procedure regarding the electoral process and his statement may be acknowledge as errors produced within the Lodges and not necessarily at GOB's headquarters. 


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Saturday, 6 April 2013

Elections for the office of Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Brazil: updates regarding the counting process

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According to the Masonic Press Agency APMR, votes are counted and the process will continue. APMR expects to announce the name of the elected Grand Master tomorrow. APMR stated a few moments ago that the Masonic Electoral Tribunal of the Grand Orient of Brazil ended the counting for Piaui, Parana, Pernambuco etc. In this moment they are counting votes from Rio de Janeiro (one of their biggest states).


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Lack of transparency or just a delay in announcing who will lead the largest Masonic Obedience in Latin America?

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It's been a month since the electoral campaign in the Grand Orient of Brazil. Of the three candidates, the score is shown to be tight between the current Grand Master Marecos Jose de Silva, who is also President of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation and Roraima's Federal Senator Mozarildo Cavalcanti.


However, until now we do not know what the situation is at the polls! A relative confidence regarding the transparency process has already begun to appear. This time, not just Brazilian Freemasons are watching the announcement of results, but also many members of the Craft from abroad. Will GOB go on a new path? Will GOB remain on the same? Hard to say at this point, but for many Freemasons accustomed to know the name of their leader no later than a few days, a month could make them suspicious.


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