Members of the (PT) campaign reacted with concern to the decision of the president of the (Superior Electoral Court), to suspend a survey that showed a drop in voting intentions for ().
The president of the court stated that the questionnaire led the interviewee to have a negative perception, citing the exchange of messages between the senator and the owner of the Master bank, .
In the PT campaign, the assessment is that Nunes Marques’ decision could set a dangerous precedent. Sources say, with reservations, that the injunction is a bad sign.
The fear is that the new president of the TSE will adopt a more interventionist stance in this year’s elections.
Historically, although suspension is not unprecedented, the electoral court usually acts in cases involving errors linked to the poll registration, for example.
This year, the then president of the TSE, minister , suspended another survey that would have been published without the mandatory prior registration of the .
The case involved the company Áltica Research. At the time, federal deputy Lindbergh Farias (PT-RJ) was the one who approached the court. The survey was not properly registered in the TSE’s Electoral Research Registration System (PesqEle).
In legal circles, lawyers from campaigns opposing Flávio say that the Bolsonarist campaign’s arguments cannot be taken seriously.
Nunes Marques’ decision is preliminary and will still be analyzed by the other court ministers in this Tuesday’s session (9).
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