On Saturday (10), Vilas Bôas Cuêva, the rapporteur of the case, requested that the presidential candidate provide additional information, but did not order the suspension of the channel.
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- Lula states that PT will take legal action against the suspension of the channel.
- Janones denounces censorship in TSE's decision against Exército do Lula.
- TSE complies with Flávio and orders the suspension of the WhatsApp channel Exército do Lula.
The final decision will be discussed by the TSE plenary.
Suspension
Earlier, Kassio Nunes Marquesordered the suspension of the channelwhich has more than 3.4 million followers.The minister granted the suspension request filed by Bolsonaro's campaign, which claimed that the channel was created to spread misinformation about the cancellation of the Bolsa Família program, the reduction of retirement benefits, among other cases.
According to Kassio, the channel is responsible for replicating content that has already been considered "false" by the court.Such as the statement that Flávio would be in favor of removing the title of Our Lady of Aparecida as the patron saint of Brazil, as well as claiming that the candidate will reduce pensions if elected.
The creator of the channel, federal deputy André Janones (Rede-MG),He criticized the decision of the TSE.."Censorship has already begun," Janones declared this afternoon in a video on social media.
According to Janones, the channel "Lula's Army" was created to mobilize and guide voters during the second round of the presidential elections, which will be held on November 25, the last Sunday of the month, between Flávio and Lula.
During a rally on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo (SP), Lulaquestioned the impartiality of decisions against his candidacy.and said that the PT will take legal action against the suspension of the channel.
"Today, we will go to court with a request from our party so that we can balance this game. We will not accept undue interference from the Electoral Court in the election," Lula told the press before a campaign event on Paulista Avenue, in São Paulo.
41 minutes
In the decision, Vilas Bôas Cuêva stated that Flávio's request to remove the channel was filed at the TSE presidency 41 minutes after his ruling that ordered the completion of information about the channel's alleged illegal activity.
The corrector also affirmed that Flávio's campaign presented Kassio with documents that were not attached to the process under his chairmanship.
It turns out that, just 41 minutes after this corrector's decision, the investigator submitted to the presidency of this court a request for administrative measures accompanied by documentation that was not part of this investigation, including a dossier of publications, a survey on video circulation, and a platform compliance plan.