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TSE challenge to Cícero Lucena candidacy

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The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has established a majority to reject Cícero Lucena’s (MDB) candidacy for the governorship of Paraíba in the 2026 elections. Four ministers—Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, Dias Toffoli, Floriano de Azevedo Marques Neto, and Estela Aranha—voted to uphold a challenge by the Electoral Public Ministry (MPE). Minister Cueva, acting as rapporteur, stated there are sufficient elements to suggest Lucena benefited from the activities of a criminal organization, specifically the Nova Okaida group, during the 2020 and 2024 elections. The investigation reportedly involves potential dealings concerning the candidate’s daughter. The final decision is pending as Minister André Mendonça has requested a stay to review the case. Lucena’s candidacy remains ‘sub judice,’ allowing him to continue campaigning, though votes cast for him will only be validated if his registration is ultimately approved. Lucena has characterized the legal challenges as ‘tapetão,’ or judicial maneuvers intended to bypass the ballot box.

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