After a complaint about campaign material, Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court sent the case back to São Paulo’s regional court. It must remove the banner and inspect its size and location before deciding whether it violates outdoor-advertising rules.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ordered the removal of a banner supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that was displayed in São Paulo. The case was returned to the Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo (TRE-SP), which must take down the banner, measure it and inspect the site. Justice André Mendonça issued the decision after a complaint was filed through the Pardal app.
The banner read, “Here it’s Lula 13!” and was stretched across a lawn beside a paved road. The complaint described it as advertising equivalent to a billboard. Mendonça said the state electoral court is responsible for policing campaign material on public roads and in public places. TRE-SP is to send the findings to the electoral prosecutor’s office.
No final finding of an electoral violation has been made. Mendonça said officials first need to establish the banner’s dimensions, visual characteristics and the legal nature of the place where it was installed. Pardal, in use for the 2026 elections since August 16, lets voters report possible irregularities in campaign advertising and forwards reports to the authorities responsible for oversight.