Processes requesting the ineligibility of the main candidates for mayor due to alleged abuses related to the 2024 campaign continue without a deadline for judgment and are expected to drag on until 2025.
The re-elected mayor, (), the federal deputy () and the influencer () face electoral judicial investigation actions (aijes) against them without a definitive decision two months after the election.
This type of action aims to investigate cases of abuse of economic power, political power or authority and misuse of the media. The penalty is ineligibility for elections to be held within eight years of the election in which the incident occurred.
Most of the cases deal with the conduct of Nunes and Marçal. There are actions against the self-proclaimed former coach for video cuts on social media, fundraising, selling support and even participating in September 7th.
One case regarding discounts on the businessman’s courses and another about them were archived, but the other cases remain pending judgment.
Some of the actions, however, have already judged the injunction request (to anticipate the effects of the decision). The main one, presented by , Marçal’s opponent in the elections, resulted in the suspension of the then candidate’s profiles in the campaign.
The influencer’s disclosure of an attempt to associate him with drug use on the eve of the second round is not the subject of any particular claim, but rather.
Unlike other procedural classes, in which the Electoral Court acts more quickly, the electoral judicial investigation action is slower due to the investigation phase and can take months to be judged. There is no deadline for assessment.
In the case of Ricardo Nunes, the processes concern the alleged use of the public machine in favor of the campaign and the speech of the governor of São Paulo, (), which was on the day of the second round.
An action regarding alleged involvement with city hall employees to participate in the campaign was archived due to a procedural issue. Other cases in which electoral harassment is discussed, however, are still being processed at the TRE-SP (Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo).
In November, the minister terminated, without a resolution on the merits, . The aije remains ongoing, however.
Boulos, on the other hand, has a case against him related to two public events, including the May Day event in which the president () asked for votes for the deputy. .
