Overview
- The pediatrician suffered a fatal heart attack on Saturday, with reports listing his age as 72 or 73.
- Fluminense declared official mourning and offered the Salão Nobre at Laranjeiras for the wake and tributes.
- Barros had announced a ticket with Rafael Rolim and intended to register his candidacy on the filing deadline.
- Opposition candidate Mattheus Montenegro said he suspended campaign activities in respect for Barros.
- As Unimed Rio president from 1999 to 2014, he funded marquee signings and helped deliver the 2007 Copa do Brasil and the 2010 and 2012 Brasileirão titles, later briefly serving as Fluminense’s vice-president in 2019.