TSE postpones judgment on Deltan Dallagnol’s Senate candidacy

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has postponed the judgment regarding the validity of Deltan Dallagnol’s candidacy for the Senate in Paraná. The delay follows a request from the former Federal Prosecutor’s defense. A new date for the deliberation has yet to be determined.

Dallagnol, representing the Novo party, secured 2,904,594 votes (25.14%) in the first round of elections held on Sunday. His eligibility is being contested by the PT party, which argues that his resignation from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) was a maneuver to avoid being declared ineligible under the ‘Ficha Limpa’ law.

The legal dispute centers on whether Dallagnol resigned while facing disciplinary proceedings to circumvent potential disqualification. While the Regional Electoral Court of Paraná (TRE-PR) had previously approved his registration, TSE Minister Floriano de Azevedo Marques had initially suspended his campaign, a decision later overturned by TSE President Kassio Nunes Marques. If the court ultimately rules his candidacy invalid, the votes cast for him would be annulled, potentially triggering a new supplementary election in Paraná.