
Decision by electoral judge Francisco Luís Rios Alves determined the withdrawal of the Datafolha survey registered with the TSE with numbers CE-09234/2026 and BR-06469/2026, due to a formal issue in the registration, without problems in the research methodology.
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Folha removed a Datafolha survey about the government of Ceará from the air after a court decision that pointed out a formal issue in registration with the TSE, without questioning the quality of the research itself.
By court decision signed by electoral judge and assistant judge Francisco Luís Rios Alves, issued this Saturday, Folha takes down the Datafolha survey for the government of Ceará registered with the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) with numbers CE-09234/2026 and BR-06469/2026. The reason was a formal registration issue, not research problems.

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