Tag: TSE

Friday, January 20th 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Brazil: TSE agrees to yet another investigation targetting Bolsonaro

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Benedito Gonçalves acquiesced Thursday to a request from President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) to open an investigation against former President Jair Bolsonaro for his abuse of power in the 2022 elections.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
No discrepancies found in audit of Brazil's electronic ballot system

Brazil's Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) found no discrepancies in the ballot papers of the electronic ballot boxes that were analyzed during an audit conducted after the presidential runoffs held last week, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.
Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:47 UTC
TSE greenlights additional troop deployments ahead of Brazil's runoffs

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday authorized the deployment of federal troops to 165 more cities for next Sunday's presidential runoff pitting the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva. The TSE had already authorized troops to be sent to another 80 cities.
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Free transportation can be arranged for Brazilian voters

Brazilian voters may have access to free public transportation for the Oct. 30 presidential runoff pitting incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Luís Roberto Barroso ruled Tuesday.
Friday, May 13th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Brazil's Electoral Court and Spotify join forces against disinformation

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Chief Justice Edson Fachin Thursday announced an agreement had been reached with the streaming audio platform Spotify to combat disinformation ahead of this year's presidential elections.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:35 UTC
Brazil's Defense Minister asks TSE to disclose objections to voting system

Brazil's Defense Minister, General Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira, has asked the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to make public the questions raised by the Armed Forces regarding the trustworthiness of the Oct. 2 elections.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 16:39 UTC
Angry Bolivians demonstrate against Evo's candidacy

Demonstrators marched in most Bolivian big cities Thursday to complain against the Electoral High Court (TSE)'s decision to allow incumbent President Evo Morales and Vice-president Álvaro García Linera to seek re-election despite the country's Constitution and what the people voted for in the February 21, 2016 referendum.
Tuesday, September 4th 2018 - 08:48 UTC
Brazil's Electoral Court bans political campaign ads with Lula da Silva

Brazil's top electoral court has banned political campaign ads showing former president Lula da Silva as a candidate, according to a ruling made on Sunday in response to a complaint by the Novo party.
Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Brazil Electoral Court confirms transparency in election opinion polls

The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) revoked changes introduced to a resolution on election polls. The changes had been criticized by research institutes and associations which believed they could be interpreted as restrictions to the press.