Supporters can only appear for a maximum of 25% of candidate advertising time; action was moved by Tebet
The TSE (Superior Electoral Court) unanimously decided to maintain the suspension of broadcasting the president’s electoral propaganda. Jair Bolsonaro (PL) with the participation of First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro for longer than the time allowed by law.
The Court confirmed in a virtual session that ended on Monday (5.Sep.2022) a decision by Minister Maria Claudia Bucchianeri, of 1 September. The ministers followed the rapporteur’s vote:
• Alexandre de Moraes;
• Benedito Gonçalves;
• Carmen Lucia;
• Paulo de Tarso Sanseverino;
• Ricardo Lewandowski;
• Sérgio Baths.
Here’s the intact of the judgment (100 KB).
Bucchianeri had suspended advertising when analyzing a request made by the presidential candidate. Simone Tebet (MDB) and its coalition.
According to the lawsuit, the ad would have violated the provision of a law that says that candidate supporters can only appear for up to 25% of the time of each program or insertion.
In his decision, Bucchianeri said that “Michelle Bolsonaro is technically qualified as a supporter of the represented candidate, and her participation, although clearly legitimate, could not have exceeded 25% of the advertising time in the insertion mode, which aired on 8.30.2022, considered the objective limit. provided for in the legislation”.
The fine established in case of non-compliance is R$ 10,000.00. Here’s the intact of the decision (122 KB).
On August 30, the first lady premiered Bolsonaro’s campaign commercial. It focused on women from the Northeast region. The decision has weight, as the president seeks the female vote, a portion of the population in which the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (EN) does better. The PT also wins in the Northeast, focus of the propaganda.
“The water arrived in the hinterland. It brought life, joy and hope. The country woman, who carried a can of water on her head, can now use force to go back to school or to take the food that is sprouting in the earth”says Michelle in the video.
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