TRE-GO reverses first-instance decision and keeps Caiado eligible

Photo: ASCOM/STF The Goiás Regional Electoral Court (TRE-GO) decided this Tuesday (8) to reverse the conviction for abuse of political power that had made Governor Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil) ineligible. The decision, taken by a majority, annuls the judgment handed down in December 2023 by judge Maria Umbelina Zorzetti, and fully restores political rights to the governor. Caiado had been accused of using the Esmeraldas Palace, seat of the stat…

The governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado, is a pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic by União Brasil. Caido intends to play against Lula

Last week, Caiado officially launched the pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic for 2026 in the midst of an internal party rift.

In December 2024, Caiado and the mayor of Goiânia, Sandro Mabel, were convicted of abuse of political power, with the consequent ineligibility of both for eight years

The Goiás Regional Electoral Court (TRE-GO) reformed this Tuesday, the 8th, the first instance decision that had declared the governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil), ineligibility for eight years for abuse of political power. The board dismissed the most serious penalty, but maintained the fine of R$ 60,000 imposed on Caiado... The post TRE-GO overturns Caiado's ineligibility appeared first on The Antagonist.

Judge had sentenced the governor of Goiás and the mayor of Goiânia to 8 years of ineligibility