Political ineligibility of Jair Bolsonaro
| Political ineligibility of Jair Bolsonaro | |
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Bolsonaro during a meeting with foreign ambassadors | |
| Court | Superior Electoral Court |
| Full case name | Ação de Investigação Judicial Eleitoral 0600814-85.2022.6.00.0000 (Democratic Labour Party v. Jair Bolsonaro and Walter Braga Netto) |
| Decided | 30 June 2023 |
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| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Gonçalves |
| Concurrence | Azevedo, Lúcia, Moraes, Tavares |
| Dissent | Araújo, Marques |
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| Electoral fraud allegations | |
Between 22–30 June 2023 Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) tried a lawsuit to determine the annulment of the Bolsonaro-Braga Netto ticket, accused of abuse of political power and misuse of the media, following a meeting with foreign ambassadors on 18 July 2022, broadcast on TV Brasil, Brazilian state television broadcaster, in which then-president Jair Bolsonaro attacked the Brazilian electoral system. The lawsuit was filed by the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) on 19 August 2022. Bolsonaro was declared ineligible until 2030 by 5 votes to 2 on June 30. On 31 October 2023, former vice-presidential candidate Walter Braga Netto also became ineligible, for abuse of political and economic power in the celebrations of the Bicentenary of Independence.