Electoral inspector insists that discussion on 'Lula's Army' takes place in the TSE plenary

The inspector general of the Electoral Justice, Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, defended this Tuesday (13) that the discussion on the operation of the "Lula's Army" channel on WhatsApp be carried out by the plenary of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

"In view of the above, I reiterate, with special urgency, the request to submit the decision of 10/11/2026 to the Plenary referendum, through an in-person or extraordinary virtual session called for this purpose."

Earlier, the president of the TSE, Kassio Nunes Marques, recognized the registration of the WhatsApp channel by the campaign of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and stated that the tool could return to operation after a period of 48 hours set out in a resolution by the Electoral Court.

Nunes Marques made the decision in a lawsuit filed by Flávio Bolsonaro's (PL) campaign against the WhatsApp channel. The PL candidate's team questioned the regularity and functioning of the mechanism, which is administered by federal deputy André Janones (Rede-MG).

The channel has more than 4 million subscribers. The objective is to share audios, videos and guidance for supporters of the president and candidate for re-election Lula.