TSE gives Nikolas 24 hours to delete video of Lula talking about "touch"
The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) issued a preliminary decision giving Nikolas Ferreira 24 hours to delete a video that associates Lula's phrase about touch with sexual violence.
TL;DR
- The TSE ordered Nikolas Ferreira to delete a video criticizing Lula's speech on intimate touch within 24 hours.
- Ferreira suggested Lula was promoting sexual violence against girls; Lula's team clarified the statement was about cancer prevention.
- The exchange escalated with Lula calling Ferreira an "imbecile" and Ferreira responding that he would "present himself" soon.
- First Lady Janja da Silva also criticized Ferreira, using a regional slang term that trended online.
- Ferreira has stated it's a reversal of values to be sued for denouncing a "scrofulous statement" by the president.