Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro's campaigns fail to reach agreement and criteria for channel registration may go to plenary

According to those present at the meeting, the main issue is to define when a third party's channel generates the obligation of communication by the campaign to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The president of the court, Nunes Marques, participated at the end of the meeting.

The obligation to communicate channels already exists, but it is not clear when and if the campaign must register a supporter's channel, that is, when the account stops being that of a third party and becomes that of the candidate himself.

The matter remains under discussion. The legal bodies of the two candidates will still meet with their respective campaign coordinators to understand whether or not there is the possibility of establishing rules on what remains in the campaign account and what remains outside.

The debate arose after the president of the TSE, Nunes Marques, took down the channel “Exército do Lula”, managed by deputy André Janones (PT-MG), and demanded registration by the president's campaign.

If the campaigns do not agree with the establishment of metrics and criteria regarding the topic, or do not reach a consensus on the matter, the decision will be decided by the TSE plenary.

The candidacies' legal team reached an agreement, which still depends on the endorsement of the campaigns, on suspending actions relating to facts from the pre-campaign and the 1st round, as a way of allowing ministers to stay on issues in the 2nd round.

According to members of both campaigns, lawyers will draw up a list of actions that can be suspended. The final decision rests with the coordination of the respective campaigns.

Nunes Marques also heard complaints from lawyers about Meta's actions and this Thursday (14) should meet with the platform to present a list of demands, such as equal treatment between candidates in relation to algorithms and artificial intelligence tools, in addition to combating the irregular promotion of content.