Party cites spending of R$178 million on advertising in the semester, which would exceed the electoral ceiling by R$42 million
The PL presented on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) a representation at the Superior Electoral Court to suspend the advertising campaigns of the president’s government (PT).
According to the PL, the Department of Social Communication exceeded the legal spending limit on institutional advertising in the 1st half of 2026 by R$42 million. Read the of the petition (PDF – 702 kB).
The party claims that there is an instrumentalization of the public machine, with the use of events, programs, advertisements and official channels to project Lula’s image.
The PL says that data from the Transparency Portal shows that the government spent R$178 million until June 15th. The legal ceiling for the period was R$135 million. Read the survey (PDF – 2 MB).
PL’s legal team also used a 2nd database, Siga Brasil, which indicates government spending of R$3.7 billion from 2023 to 2025.
Based on this average, the ceiling for the 1st half of 2026 would be R$618 million. However, the party claims that total commitments reached R$785 million by June 18, an extrapolation of R$167 million, or 27.1% above the limit. Read the of the report presented by PL (PDF – 324 kB).
The acronym alleges that Lula intensified official propaganda to publicize programs such as the New PAC, COP30, the Sovereign Brazil Plan and the project on the end of the 6 X 1 scale, in addition to the Income Tax exemption.
“Extrapolation turns the public budget into an instrument of electoral asymmetry”states the PL, which requests an investigation to avoid circumventing legal limits.
WHAT REQUIRES ACTION
Here is what the action calls for:
- delivery of documents within 48 hours – the president and minister Sidônio Palmeira (Secom) must present, in an auditable digital format, proof of expenses from January 1st to June 15th, 2026;
- calculation of the legal ceiling – presentation of the monthly average of amounts spent from 2023 to 2025;
- blocking new expenses – suspension of expenses or reinforcements in the advertising budget until legality is proven;
- prohibition of cancellations – impediment to cancel commitments from the 1st semester without justification to the Court;
- transparency – details of budget acts from June 16 to 30, 2026;
- preservation of evidence – maintenance of administrative processes, media plans and invoices from 2023 to 2026;
- MORE – application of daily sanctions and personal responsibility in case of disobedience.
