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Brazilian electoral courts broaden digital and campaign-rule

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2026-09-18 02:49 UTC → 2026-09-19 00:13 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Since the October 2026 TSE order, Brazil’s electoral judiciary has expanded its digital monitoring and enforcement. The Mato Grosso Regional Electoral Court (TRE-MT) upheld a 24-hour takedown order against pre-candidate Antero Paes de Barros and later rejected an injunction to ban the nickname “Mauro Master,” deeming it satirical. The court also suspended a prior order to delete posts by Mauro Mendes and Otaviano Pivetta, finding no early-campaign violation, while fining Senator Wellington Fagundes for explicit vote solicitation. ~~State tribunals~~ Recent rulings have continued to nullify or uphold mandates for electoral abuse: the Paraná TRE stripped a council seat in Curitiba for gender-quota fraud; the Maranhão TRE removed the mayor and vice-mayor of São João Batista; the Alagoas TRE reviewed removal of Piaçabuçu officials; and the Sergipe TRE cancelled increasingly targeted the ~~mandates~~ use of ~~Simão Dias’s mayor and vice-mayor. Recent rulings~~ prohibited political imagery. Electoral courts have ~~intensified sanctions for campaign irregularities.~~ issued several decisions prohibiting candidates from using former President Jair Bolsonaro’s image to circumvent Supreme Federal Court restrictions. In ~~Rio de Janeiro,~~ São Paulo, the ~~TRE-RJ~~ TSE prohibited ~~Anthony Garotinho~~ candidate Lucas Bove from ~~participating in debates and accessing~~ using materials featuring Bolsonaro’s image. In the Federal District, the TRE-DF suspended Michelle Bolsonaro’s campaign funds following an administrative improbity conviction. The court also denied Paulo Sergio Nunes Lomenha’s candidacy for federal deputy due to alleged criminal involvement and summoned Rebeca Ramagem advertisements that attributed a “mission” to ~~clarify~~ her ~~candidacy following her husband’s conviction~~ husband, imposing a daily fine for ~~crimes related~~ non-compliance. Similarly, in Mato Grosso, Antonio Galvan was ordered to remove materials featuring Flávio Bolsonaro to prevent implying an ~~attempted coup d'état. In Amazonas, the TRE-AM revoked the diploma of councilman Danison Negrão de Oliveira due~~ unauthorized political link, while in Paraná, Sandro Alex faced similar orders to avoid creating a ~~prior criminal conviction.~~ false impression of an alliance. Judicial enforcement has also ~~targeted disinformation~~ addressed campaign conduct and ~~misuse of resources.~~ financing. In ~~Tocantins, the TRE-TO ordered~~ Maranhão, the ~~removal of~~ TRE-MA denied a ~~video by “Valtinho Patriota” for containing threats and false information. In Paraná, the TRE-PR ordered candidate Jeffrey Chiquini~~ request to ~~remove propaganda following~~ suspend a R$ 1.3 billion loan from Banco do Brasil, rejecting allegations of ~~using public funds to promote a private consultancy.~~ political power abuse. In Rio de Janeiro, the TRE-RJ ~~recently denied 15 candidacy registrations due to suspected links with~~ ordered the suspension of paid promotion for a video criticizing Eduardo Paes’s political ties. Other actions include the TRE-AM banning propaganda that labeled opponents as criminal ~~organizations, including militias~~ leaders and ~~drug factions.~~ the TRE-SE prohibiting an ex-mayor with suspended political rights from campaign activities.

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