TSE blocks Deltan Dallagnol's candidacy for Senate and orders nullification of votes
Floriano de Azevedo Marques' decision reverses TRE-PR's approval and affects the former prosecutor on the eve of the first round
TL;DR
- Deltan Dallagnol's candidacy for Senate in Paraná has been denied by TSE Minister Floriano de Azevedo Marques.
- Votes for Dallagnol will be considered null in the upcoming first-round election.
- The decision overturns the Paraná Regional Electoral Court's (TRE-PR) prior approval.
- The TSE's previous ruling in 2023 found Dallagnol's resignation from the Federal Public Ministry was to avoid ineligibility.
- The 'Clean Slate' Law imposes an eight-year ineligibility period for public ministry members who resign while facing disciplinary proceedings.
- Dallagnol's campaign has denounced the decision as 'electoral violence' and plans to appeal.
- Dallagnol accuses the TSE of favoring opponents and acting under political pressure.