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TSE Relator Backs Ousting Rio Governor Cláudio Castro as Minister’s Review Pauses Case

A final ruling could force a new election for governor in Rio de Janeiro.

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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

  • Relator Isabel Gallotti voted to revoke the mandates of Governor Cláudio Castro and Assembly president Rodrigo Bacellar, impose eight-year ineligibility, and call new statewide elections.
  • Minister Antonio Carlos Ferreira requested more time to study the case, suspending the TSE trial with no date set for its resumption.
  • Prosecutors allege a 2022 scheme that funneled state resources through Ceperj and Uerj to hire tens of thousands of temporary workers, with cash payments and opaque controls used to influence the race.
  • Case files cite about R$248 million in cash withdrawals and a sharp budget surge, including what Gallotti called more than R$200 million withdrawn at a single Bradesco branch in Campos dos Goytacazes.
  • The defense denies wrongdoing and points to a 4–3 TRE-RJ acquittal in May 2024, while the MPE and the Freixo coalition appealed arguing abuse of political and economic power.