Party claims that parade has become an “apotheotic piece of marketing” and calls for early production of tests
The PL sued the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) against the president (PT) because of the . The school paid homage to the PT member with the plot “From the top of Mulungu comes hope: Lula, the worker of Brazil”. He went to the Gold Group at Carnival 2026.
In the action presented to the General Inspector of Electoral Justice, Minister Antonio Carlos Ferreira, the PL states that the parade went beyond the artistic manifestation and became “apotheotic piece of political-biographical marketing and attack on opponents”. Leia a (PDF – 2,9 MB)
The party says there was “transmutation of a carnival parade into a political-electoral piece” and requests the preservation of documents and data for a possible Aije (Judicial Electoral Investigation Action).
The document cites excerpts from the samba-enredo, such as the chorus “hello, hello, hello, Lula, Lula”repeated throughout the 79-minute parade, in addition to references to the number 13 and the “ward 12 – Red Star”in allusion to the PT symbol
It also mentions sectors that criticize opponents, issues such as the end of the 6 X 1 scale, in addition to a wing that .
The PL argues that there are signs of and structure of the federal Executive. The petition mentions the transfer of R$4 million from Niterói City Hall to the school in 2026, an amount higher than the previous year, in addition to a R$12 million contract between Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Company) and Liesa (Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro), destined for each school in the Special Group.
For the acronym of the former president (PL), the parade had “unequivocal political-electoral content, explicit construction of a propaganda piece”.
The TSE protocol was formalized under the class “Civil Petition”. Here is the proof of protocol (PDF – 118 kB)
