Kassio responds to Flávio Bolsonaro's request and orders the suspension of the pro-Lula channel created by Janones

The president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), minister Kassio Nunes Marques, determined this Sunday (11) that WhatsApp suspend, within three hours of notification, the channel "Lula's Army", managed by federal deputy André Janones (Rede-MG).

The decision responds to a request from Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), candidate for President of the Republic, who accuses the parliamentarian of using the channel to disseminate false information and coordinate attacks against his candidacy. The suspension must remain until the results of the second round of elections are confirmed.

Janones' channel already had more than 3 million users and was one of the bets of Lula's campaign to mobilize the digital troops.

According to the minister, the structure was used to guide followers to reproduce content that had already been considered false by the Electoral Court, including allegations about Flávio Bolsonaro's alleged links with militias and the withdrawal of the title of Patron Saint of Brazil from Nossa Senhora Aparecida.

The judge also said that Janones instructed participants to share publications en masse to expand their reach on social media.

The minister also ordered Meta, responsible for WhatsApp, to present within 48 hours information about the measures adopted against the channel, the existence of other channels managed by Janones and a report of the messages published, including those deleted.

Kassio also established a regime of direct regulatory oversight over the platform and ordered the preservation of records for at least one year. The request to prevent Janones from creating or managing new channels will be analyzed later, after the company presents the information.