The (Superior Electoral Court) decided to prohibit the publication of electoral content produced within 72 hours before and 24 hours after each round of the 2026 vote.
The court also defined that any material manipulated for electoral propaganda must indicate that the content was manufactured and through what technology.
This Monday (2), the plenary resumed judging the resolutions that will govern this year’s resolutions. The session is extraordinary and was called before the deadline for approval of the texts, next Thursday (5).
According to the rapporteur of the texts, minister, the measure of vetoing publications altered by AI in view of the proximity of the vote aims to “exclude undesirable surprises in the most critical period of the electoral process”.
The discussion about the manipulation of content with AI for electoral propaganda was one of the most anticipated at the TSE.
Another measure approved was the banning of false, apocryphal or automated profiles whenever there are practices that could compromise the electoral process.
As shown by Sheetthe concerns raised with the TSE about the advancement of the use of AI and its impacts on the election, the accountability of synthetic influencers and the use of smart glasses when voting.
In January, preliminary versions of the resolutions were presented, and the court opened a deadline for suggestions from society. There were 1,423 proposed changes, some discussed during a public hearing in early February.
The resolutions establish a series of rules for the election, ranging from guidelines for the use of AI to issues involving electoral research, candidacies, advertising and accountability.
Last Thursday (26), the court approved a resolution that allows the use of public campaign financing for expenses related to combating political violence against women, including through the hiring of security guards.
It determined, however, that these expenses will not be calculated to meet the minimum quota of 30% of the electoral fund that must be allocated to female candidates.
The change in relation to what was established in the previous text of the resolution, presented in January, comes after experts and organizations indicated that the . They argue that this loophole could be used for political parties to inflate security expenses to artificially meet the minimum quota.
According to current rules, at least 30% of the public campaign funds received by parties must be allocated to female candidates. In 2026, they are.
Ministers analyzed, in Thursday’s session, seven resolutions that will guide the October election. Among the main points validated, it was also defined that candidacies must receive funding proportional to the percentage they represent in the party. The court had taken a decision in this regard in 2024, and now includes it in the resolution.
Furthermore, the court approved a resolution to adapt the electoral rule to the proposed constitutional amendment approved, which guarantees black candidates.
Check out the summary of each resolution already approved by the TSE:
Special campaign finance fund: allows the use of public campaign financing for expenses related to combating political violence against women, including through the hiring of security guards. It determined, however, that these expenses will not be calculated to meet the minimum quota of 30% of the electoral fund that must be allocated to female candidates.
Accountability: provides for the possibility of covering expenses related to preventing, repressing and combating political violence against women, as well as hiring security to protect candidates, in addition to migrating the system to control electoral accounts.
Election polls: restructures regulation to include popular consultations. Furthermore, the resolution requires a formal declaration from the statistician responsible for the research, who must attest to his/her relationship with the entity, commit to maintaining auditable documentation and declare awareness of the sanctions applicable in cases of falsehood or collusion with fraudulent research.
Furthermore, it establishes that, in the event that the methodology does not allow delimitation by neighborhoods and specific areas, the responsible company must present a technical justification justifying this impossibility and inform the compatible territorial unit effectively used, as well as the control and weighting procedures applied.
Voter registration: expands the possibilities for priority judgment, which now includes, in addition to appeals against cancellation of registration, also those filed against decisions refusing enlistment. According to the schedule for 2026, the closing and reopening dates for electoral registration are set for May 7th and November 3rd, respectively.
Transportation of voters with disabilities: establishes the Your Vote Matters program, which provides free individual transportation on election day for voters with disabilities or reduced mobility who do not have their own means of transportation. The program also includes populations from indigenous territories, remaining quilombo communities and traditional communities.
Electoral system: defines that, in the event of a vacancy, if there is no substitute to fill it, an election will take place, unless there are less than 15 months remaining before the end of the term of office in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
General acts: disciplines the general acts of the electoral process for 2026, such as preparatory acts, voting flow and counting phases, totalization until the diploma of those elected. Furthermore, the text improves affirmative actions for indigenous people, quilombolas, traditional communities and people living on the streets.
