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TSE Sets Campaign Money and Information Rules Ahead of Brazil's 2026 Vote

By locking funding ceilings to protect inclusion, the court has started to set rules on polls and platform content that will reshape campaign finance as well as voter information.

O ministro Kassio Nunes Marques
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Overview

  • The TSE unanimously decided on July 1 to keep campaign spending limits at 2022 levels, citing the unchanged R$4.9 billion Fundo Especial de Financiamento de Campanha and a need to preserve inclusion measures for women and Black candidates.
  • President Kassio Nunes Marques is reviewing a party request to exclude certain campaigns from the legal 30% quota for women and Black candidates, a complex issue that could change how parties allocate reserved funds across office levels.
  • Nunes Marques issued a temporary suspension of an AtlasIntel poll that referenced audio linked to Flávio Bolsonaro and has scheduled a July 14 meeting with major research firms to set clearer rules on methodology and the use of media in surveys.
  • The court will meet with big tech platforms on July 16 to press for faster removal of deepfakes and other disinformation and to extend March resolutions that bar AI-generated sexualized manipulations and AI-driven candidate recommendations.
  • The PL has filed a formal representation alleging the federal government exceeded legal limits on institutional advertising in the first half of 2026, a complaint that remains active before the TSE and could lead to suspension of campaigns if proven.