 According to journalist Hélio Fernandes of "Tribuna da Imprensa" newspaper (not part of Globo Organizations), the scheme did not succeed only due to the involvement of the deputy from the Rio de Janeiro Police, Manoel Vidal, who had been sent to officiate the vote count.Vidal noticed that something was not right during the count process, and proceeded to contact Brizola's lawyer Arnaldo Campana.Brizola, having been silenced and shut out by the Globo Organization media outlets, gave an interview to foreign news correspondents explaining the situation that had occurred.