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TSE Relator Recuses Himself After Blocking Two Ceará Candidates

The recusal leaves the interdiction in force, risking the loss of campaign funds and broadcast time in the final week before the first-round vote.

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Em Brasilia, oposição prepara dois recursos para tentar reverter decisão do TSE - Inácio Aguiar - Diário do Nordeste

Overview

  • A TSE liminar issued on Monday, Sept. 28 interdicted the candidacies of Roberto Cláudio and Capitão Wagner and froze unused party funds and their radio and TV propaganda.
  • On Tuesday, Sept. 29 Minister Floriano de Azevedo Marques declared himself suspect and gave up the relatoria, but he said the emergency order stays effective until a new relator or the court plenary rules.
  • The Unir para Mudar coalition and the Federação União Progressista plan parallel appeals to the TSE and the Supreme Court and have signaled possible complaints to the federal prosecutor and police.
  • The dispute hinges on whether a federation’s state convention can set a single electoral position over decisions made by the federated parties, with TRE-CE having validated the federation by a 4–2 vote and the relator arguing federation authority is an exception only when party conventions diverge.
  • The timing raises immediate political stakes because each day without funds or broadcast time reduces exposure in the final campaign week and the new relator or an expedited plenary decision will determine whether the interdiction is maintained or lifted.