Overview

• STF minister Luís Roberto Barroso suspended the STJ decision that had compelled Globo to keep its contract with TV Gazeta of Alagoas.
• Globo’s new affiliation took effect at midnight on September 27, with TV Asa Branca beginning to transmit the network’s programming in the state.
• TV Gazeta continued to air Globo content simultaneously after the rescission, while Globo stated that only TV Asa Branca is authorized to retransmit its signal in Alagoas.
• Barroso highlighted legal insecurity and harm to bargaining autonomy, noting prior findings that Gazeta’s structure was used to receive and conceal illicit advantages tied to Fernando Collor’s corruption case.
• The Prosecutor General’s Office supported Globo’s request, and G1 reported the Communications Ministry also backed the suspension; Gazeta, in judicial recovery, says it is seeking a new national partner.