PT contested a standard that vetoed certificate to those who submit accounts after the deadline; The document is required for application
Most ministers of the (Supreme Federal Court) voted on Thursday (15.MAI.2025) to prevent people who do not have the accounts in the Electoral Court to apply for public office. They fully accompanied the rapporteur, Alexandre de Moraes.
The Court analyzes an action of the (Workers Party) that disputes excerpts from a resolution () of the (Superior Electoral Court) that prevented candidates from bearing accounts outside the established deadline from obtaining the certificate of electoral discharge. The document is required to register at the polls.
Nine ministers voted to maintain the sanction determined by the TSE: Alexandre de Moraes, Flávio Dino, Roberto Barroso, Cristiano Zanin, André Mendonça, Nun marks, Luiz Fux, Toffoli Days e Edson Fachin.
The trial was suspended for ministers Gilmar Mendes and Cármen Lúcia, absent at the session, could vote at another time. There is no date yet the trial to return to the agenda.
How they voted
Moraes stated that the party’s action would make it possible to open a breach for economic abuse that would compromise the legitimacy of the democratic process.
“What is intended is to let the candidate choose the date that wants to be accountable. There is no possibility that the person wants to choose the moment and not answer for it. The question of accountability is not individual. It is indispensable for the legitimacy of the democratic process.”he declared.
The magistrate argued that the accountability serves to make the court to verify if there is any irregular use of the money. For Moraes, the lack of a specific period would represent a “trick”.
“The one who is not accountable may have acted with abuse of economic power, Caixa 2, diverted public money, but leaves to be accountable on the eve of a next candidacy, without time for the analysis of the installment. stated
In the action, the PT challenged the duration of punishment. According to the resolution, the silent candidate could not compete throughout the legislature, ie 4 years.
Voting, Flávio Dino stated that the theme is “The most delicate of the electoral system, because it talks about who pays the account of democracy”. According to him, it is always necessary to revisit the electoral financing model, because there is “Distortions” When it comes to public money.
“Today, the parties accumulate the electoral and party fund, which are strongly used. The acronyms make a savings and can double the money. And there is still the device of imposing amendments, so that we have a very high concentration system and low turnover, which tends to hierarchization. Therefore, we have to double care to have proportionality.”he declared.
Minister André Mendonça also stated that if the Court welcomes the action of the PT, it would contribute to the fraud in the female quotas in the elections.
He argued that regularity in electoral accounts is essential to respect the participation of women in claims.
“We often see fraud problems in this participation, precisely because we have no consignment or proportional registration of values in women’s candidacies”he declared.
