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TSE Rapporteur Votes to Oust Rio Governor Over 2022 Abuse of Power, Case Paused for Review

The court halted the trial to examine evidence of a state hiring scheme allegedly used for electoral gain.

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A ministra do TSE Isabel Gallotti, relatora do caso, votou pela cassação e inelegibilidade de Cláudio Castro.
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Overview

  • Justice Isabel Gallotti voted to revoke Cláudio Castro’s mandate and declare him and Assembly chief Rodrigo Bacellar ineligible for eight years for alleged political and economic abuse.
  • Minister Antonio Carlos Ferreira requested more time to study the case, suspending the judgment with no date set to resume.
  • Gallotti cited systematic irregularities tied to Ceperj and Uerj, including mass temporary hires and cash payouts, and proposed supplementary elections plus retotalization of votes after Bacellar’s cassation.
  • The Electoral Prosecutor’s Office argued there were about 27,665 hires and roughly R$248 million funneled, with payments made in cash at bank counters, including more than R$200 million withdrawn at one branch in Campos dos Goytacazes.
  • The defense rejects the accusations and notes the TRE-RJ acquitted the defendants 4–3 in May 2024; a TSE conviction would remove Castro, impose an eight-year ban, and trigger interim rule by the TJ-RJ president until new elections.