Nunes Marques orders Lula government to remove irregular advertising

Nunes Marques considered that these contents published by the Lula government were not limited to providing service information.

Nunes Marques orders Lula government to remove irregular advertising

TL;DR

  • TSE President Justice Kassio Nunes Marques ordered the removal of 15 government publications from six ministries' websites within 24 hours.
  • The decision responds to a complaint alleging institutional advertising by the Lula government during the election period.
  • The removed content pertains to acts, programs, services, and achievements of the federal government, including details from the Ministries of Health, Women, Education, Culture, Social Security, and Labor and Employment.
  • Marques stated that electoral law prohibits institutional advertising by public bodies in the three months preceding an election.
  • The request to generally suspend all government website news updates was rejected, as it would affect legitimate administrative communication.