PT Deputy Asks STF to Remove Nunes Marques from TSE
Rui Falcão speaks of partiality and accused the TSE president of electoral falsity. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Federal deputy Rui Falcão (PT-SP) filed a request with the STF to remove TSE president Nunes Marques from electoral duties for the 2026 elections.
- The request is based on allegations of partiality and the magistrate's involvement with the 'Exército do Lula' WhatsApp group.
- Falcão seeks a criminal investigation and provisional removal, accusing Marques of electoral falsity for decisions made regarding a WhatsApp channel.
- A dispute occurred within the TSE between President Nunes Marques and general prosecutor Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva over the suspension of the 'Exército do Lula' channel.
- Conflicting decisions were made, with Marques initially ordering the channel's suspension and Cueva later revoking it, sending the issue to the plenary.
- A TSE technical report indicated that some messages were deleted or edited, and available content did not corroborate certain accusations made by Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.
- Marques subsequently conditioned the channel's operation on registration and prohibited the dissemination of false content by Lula's campaign.
- The channel has registered but is awaiting a 48-hour period to return online, while Cueva insists the case go to the plenary, a move not yet scheduled by Marques.