The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided this Thursday (20) to prohibit the candidate for President of the Republic Pablo Marçal (PRTB) from campaigning for elections, attending debates and participating in election hours on radio and TV.
TSE prohibits Pablo Marçal from campaigning and going to debates
The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided this Thursday (20) to prohibit the candidate for President of the Republic Pablo Marçal (PRTB) from campaigning for elections, attending debates and participating in election hours on radio and...
The MPF told the court that Pablo Marçal is ineligible until 2032 because he was convicted by the São Paulo Electoral Court for offering video recordings to councilors and mayors in exchange for cash donations. The episode occurred during the 2024 municipal elections.
- Furthermore, the body said that the candidate was not affiliated with the PRTB in April this year, when the deadline for the party window for changing parties ended.
- The TSE has not yet set the date for the final judgment of the case.
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Unanimously, the ministers accepted a request for an injunction filed by the Public Electoral Ministry (MPE) to suspend Marçal's campaign until the TSE definitively judges the candidacy registration.
The MPF told the court that Pablo Marçal is ineligible until 2032 because he was convicted by the São Paulo Electoral Court for offering video recordings to councilors and mayors in exchange for cash donations. The episode occurred during the 2024 municipal elections.
Furthermore, the body said that the candidate was not affiliated with the PRTB in April this year, when the deadline for the party window for changing parties ended. He was affiliated with União Brasil.
The TSE has not yet set the date for the final judgment of the case.
Agência Brasil contacted Pablo Marçal's advisors and is awaiting a response. The space is open for manifestation.
TSE ministers must reject Marçal's candidacy and see an attempt to disrupt the election
TSE ministers assess that Pablo Marçal's ineligibility is evident and see an attempt to disrupt the electoral process. As long as the registration is not definitively rejected, the influencer can campaign and even use resources from the electoral fund