Overview

• At a September 18 conciliation hearing in Rio de Janeiro, Jojo Todynho declined the PT’s proposal to record a retraction video pinned on her social media for 30 days.
• With no agreement reached, the Ministério Público requested vista of the process and established a new deadline for the defense to present formal arguments.
• The PT’s criminal complaint followed Jojo’s November 2024 statement on the Brasil Paralelo podcast that she was offered R$ 1.5 million to endorse Lula’s 2022 campaign, an allegation the party denies.
• On social media, Jojo told followers she would not show proof, while her lawyers Bruno and Sérgio Figueiredo argue the remark lacked an identified subject and does not meet defamation requirements.
• The case now proceeds through formal judicial stages after the failed conciliation, with the defense framing the dispute as protected political opinion rather than a criminal offense.