Judgment of Flávio's appeal will guide the Court's stance, says former TSE

The judgment of the appeal related to the research released by AtlasIntel, scheduled for Tuesday (09), should act as a thermometer for the performance of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in the 2026 elections.

The assessment is from Luciana Lóssio, lawyer and former TSE minister to WW, who stated that the collegiate's deliberation will be a judgment that guides the Electoral Court's stance in the upcoming election.

The decision that invalidated the research was taken by the president of the TSE, Kassio Nunes Marques, this Monday (08).

The case generated debate about the timing of the measure, taken approximately 20 days after the original publication of the survey, on May 19.

The timing of the decision
When asked about the delay in the decision, Lóssio acknowledged that "the timing really wasn't natural" and that the measure should have been taken right at the beginning.

She explained, however, that the research was registered with the TSE before its publication and that, on the eve of its release, on May 18, a representation was proposed by the pre-candidate's campaign.

At the time, according to Lóssio, minister Estela Aranha, responsible for electoral propaganda, accumulated more than 70 representations distributed to her, which made the process difficult to progress.

Lóssio added that the process was later redistributed to the minister-president, which contributed to the delay in analyzing the request.

For her, what happened reflects the necessary adjustments to the new direction of the Court.

"There were necessary adjustments that needed to be made", he said.

Expectations about the new TSE
The debate also revolved around the expectations generated by the new composition of the TSE.

There was a perception, according to interlocutors, that the court would be less intrusive than the previous composition.

Nunes Marques' decision, however, suggested a degree of intervention in the electoral propaganda process that surprised some observers.

For Lóssio, the collective judgment is decisive in clarifying the profile of the new Court.

"Let's see how the other six members of the collegiate will behave", he said.

She also highlighted that, at each election, campaigns usually "check the temperature" of the Court to understand "what the judges' appetite will be" and, thus, calibrate their propaganda and communication strategies.

"This is a diagnosis that is generally made at this initial stage of the campaign", he concluded.

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