In the 1988 mayoral elections campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the antiestablishment "Brazilian Banana Party" presented a chimpanzee named Tião as their candidate. The chimp came third out of 12 candidates, taking just over 400,000 votes. Known for his moody temper, the chip's campaign slogan was 'Vote monkey - get monkey'. Tião died in 1996
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