The TRE-SP (Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo) maintained, this Thursday (4), the ineligibility for eight years in the action regarding the cut competition made by the then candidate for Mayor of Nas
The court confirmed in the second instance that the businessman, who ran for , misused the media and maintained the fine of R$420,000 for failing to comply with a court order.
Marçal, however, had part of the appeal recognized by the Court, which overturned two convictions regarding abuse of economic power and illicit collection and expenditure of resources.
Four of the seven ministers in the trial voted for ineligibility, counting from the 2024 election. The majority supported the rapporteur, Claudio José Langroiva Pereira, due to his ineligibility.
In the decision, Pereira called Marçal’s cuts strategy “innovative” and “forbidden.” “The social engineering strategy, developed by the appellant, is truly innovative in the context of Brazilian elections, but it is also prohibited, either due to the impossibility of control (even by its organizers) and inspection; or due to the offer of remuneration to individuals, to promote candidacy”, he pointed out.
The court understood that the championships held by the then candidate, with the offer of prizes and with , violated the legislation, which prohibits the granting of economic advantages to natural persons for broadcasting electoral propaganda on the internet.
Confirmation by a collegiate body makes the businessman ineligible for the next elections, in accordance with the Clean Record Law. However, an appeal can be made to the (Superior Electoral Court).
The trial in the second instance began on November 6, but was suspended upon request from Judge Regis de Castilho. The judge denied, this Thursday, the misuse of the media and ineligibility, but was defeated.
For Rafael Carneiro and Felipe Corrêa, lawyers for PSB, one of the proponents of the action that led to ineligibility, this Thursday’s decision is important to guarantee the fairness of the electoral process.
“The judgment reaffirms the Electoral Court’s commitment to complying with the rules that guide the dispute, demanding essential standards of correctness and transparency from everyone. Respect for the rules remains central to the credibility of elections and the legitimacy of democratic choices,” they said in a statement.
A Sheet He tried to contact Pablo Marçal, who did not respond until the report was published.
As a result of his behavior in the elections, Marçal had also been considered ineligible in two more actions.
In one of them, in November 2025, in action regarding the alleged sale of Marçal’s support to candidates for councilor in exchange for payments by Pix. In it, the TRE-SP dismissed Aijes (Judicial Electoral Investigation Actions) filed by the PSB and the coalition of the current minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency in the Lula (PT) government, who competed with Marçal in the dispute for Mayor of São Paulo.
Another action, not yet judged by TRE-SP, was also ruled ineligible in the first instance. The process is also related to the misuse of the media, abuse of economic power, illicit fundraising and spending.
