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Montevideo, November 8th 2026 - 23:17 UTC

Tag: Superior Electoral Court

  • Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 10:09 UTC

    Meta races the clock to prove to Brazil’s electoral court it treats Lula and Bolsonaro equally

    The company unilaterally extended the 72-hour deadline it had been given to five days, cited “technical difficulties”, submitted untranslated reports in English and provided out-of-context documents

    The 24-hour deadline given by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court to Meta to show that its algorithms and artificial intelligence treat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally expires on Tuesday, five days before the runoff. If the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp fails to show compliance, the daily fine will double from 500,000 to one million reais.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 16:15 UTC

    Brazilian Justice disqualifies Jair Bolsonaro for eight years due to abuse of power

    The TSE reached a 4-1 majority in favor of condemning Bolsonaro for having questioned the reliability of the electronic ballot box system with “false” information. Photo: Pilar Olivares / Reuters

    Brazilian magistrate Carmen Lúcia Antunes from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. This decision adds to the majority opinion in favor of stripping Bolsonaro of all his political rights for a period of eight years, effectively barring him from running for any elected office or holding positions in the public administration.

  • Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Bolsonaro's son fined again by TSE

    Flávio Bolsonaro was also fined R$ 5,000 for sharing a video leading people to believe Lula had been possessed by the devil.

    Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and other legislators were fined R$ 10,000 (about US$ 2,000) Thursday by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) for spreading false information against current head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  • Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:54 UTC

    TSE gives thumbs down to Bolsonaro's electoral ad fraud allegations

    Lula is the favorite for Sunday's elections with 49% of the vote intentions against Bolsonaro's 45%, according to Datafolha

    Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Wednesday rejected a petition from incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign team that alleged irregularities in the broadcast of radio electoral propaganda be investigated.

  • Monday, April 18th 2022 - 22:47 UTC

    Bolsonaro questioned over freedom of press by UN

    The head of state replied a deal between the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and Whatsapp was also a “clear interference in freedom of expression”

    Amid growing concerns on the part of the United Nations regarding attacks on the press, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had requested a meeting with representatives of the WhatsApp application to have it increase the number of participants in messaging groups.