Solidariedade sues Dino to remove Kassio and Mendonça from TSE propaganda oversight
Petition filed with Flávio Dino aims to change ministers in the final stretch before the first round and could benefit Gilmar Mendes
TL;DR
- The Solidariedade party, led by federal deputy Paulinho da Força, has filed a request with the Supreme Court (STF).
- The petition asks for ministers Kassio Nunes Marques and André Mendonça to be removed from overseeing electoral propaganda at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
- The party also requests the appointment of three auxiliary judges to take over these duties within 24 hours.
- The oversight of electoral propaganda has historically been assigned to substitute ministers, but this practice was altered in 2022.
- If the petition is granted, Gilmar Mendes and Flávio Dino could potentially fill the oversight roles.