Overview

• Tarcísio de Freitas received the Colar do Mérito Eleitoral Paulista at TRE-SP and said he left the event “more indebted” to the Electoral Justice.
• He pledged that the state will consistently support the Electoral Justice and voiced confidence that voting in São Paulo will run smoothly for its 34 million electors.
• In his remarks, he praised the meticulous and professional work of election officials and framed the system as upholding the popular will.
• TRE-SP speakers reaffirmed that Brazil operates a secure, transparent and inclusive electoral system during the ceremony.
• The event also honored STJ ministers Antonio Carlos Ferreira, Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva and Paulo Dias de Moura Ribeiro, as Tarcísio’s endorsement contrasted with his August doubts about the courts and his September 7 attack on Justice Alexandre de Moraes.