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Electoral Court Bans Use of 'Bolsonaro' by 2 Candidates

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The Electoral Court has ordered two candidates to remove the name "Bolsonaro" from their ballot identifications. The regional electoral courts of Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso decided that neither of the two has the right to use the reference to former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The decisions reinforce an offensive by the Electoral Public Prosecutor's Office against the electoral use of surnames of political leaders. According to O Globo, a…

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The Electoral Justice began to block candidates who try to bring the name of Jair Bolsonaro to the polls without integrating the family of the former president. Decisions in Rio de Janeiro and in Mato Grosso have determined in recent days the withdrawal of the reference to the former president of the names chosen by candidates to appear in the electronic ballot box, giving force to the offensive opened by the Electoral Public Prosecutor against …

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The Electoral Court has ordered two candidates to remove the name "Bolsonaro" from their ballot identifications. The regional electoral courts of Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso decided that neither of the two has the right to use the reference to former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The decisions reinforce an offensive by the Electoral Public Prosecutor's Office against the electoral use of surnames of political leaders. According to O Globo, a…

The Electoral Justice has banned candidates without relatives from using the surname "Bolsonaro" in the ballot box. The decision is aimed at preventing the voter from being misled about family ties or official support. The rule applies to names that do not prove prior public identification. #Elections2024 #Electoral Justice

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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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