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TSE maintains conviction of former federal deputy from Roraima for electoral corruption

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The Superior Electoral Court upheld Márcio Junqueira's sentence to 2 years and 11 months in open prison for distributing R$200 checks to voters during the 2014 campaign.
The PSDB politician ran for the Senate in the 2026 elections and had already been convicted in 2019 for buying votes in 2012.

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Why It Matters

Márcio Junqueira was convicted in 2019 for buying votes in the 2012 elections, when he was president of the Roraima Land Institute. In 2014, he distributed checks worth R$200 to voters during his campaign, which constituted electoral corruption according to the Electoral Court.

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Márcio Junqueira was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months in open prison for distributing checks to voters in the 2014 campaign. He ran for the Senate in the 2026 elections.

By Editorial g1 RR — Boa Vista

The TSE upheld the conviction of former federal deputy Márcio Junqueira for electoral corruption. The decision against the PSDB politician was published this Tuesday (13).

He was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months in open prison. The reason was the distribution of R$200 checks to voters in 2014.

The defense tried to annul TRE-RR's definitive punishment. However, the rapporteur, Minister Dias Toffoli, denied the request for habeas corpus.

Junqueira had already been convicted in 2019 for buying votes in 2012. At the time, he was president of the Roraima Land Institute.

What to Watch

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Márcio Junqueira will appeal the TSE decision to the Federal Supreme Court
Possible · Within months

Open Questions

What will be the impact of this conviction on Márcio Junqueira's campaign for the Senate in 2026?
Will the politician appeal the TSE's decision to higher courts?
Will there be new investigations into other possible cases of vote buying involving the same politician?

TSE maintains conviction of former federal deputy from Roraima for electoral corruption

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The Superior Electoral Court upheld Márcio Junqueira's sentence to 2 years and 11 months in open prison for distributing R$200 checks to voters during the 2014 campaign.
The PSDB politician ran for the Senate in the 2026 elections and had already been convicted in 2019 for buying votes in 2012.

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

Font size

Márcio Junqueira was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months in open prison for distributing checks to voters in the 2014 campaign. He ran for the Senate in the 2026 elections.

By Editorial g1 RR — Boa Vista

The TSE upheld the conviction of former federal deputy Márcio Junqueira for electoral corruption. The decision against the PSDB politician was published this Tuesday (13).

He was sentenced to 2 years and 11 months in open prison. The reason was the distribution of R$200 checks to voters in 2014.

The defense tried to annul TRE-RR's definitive punishment. However, the rapporteur, Minister Dias Toffoli, denied the request for habeas corpus.

Junqueira had already been convicted in 2019 for buying votes in 2012. At the time, he was president of the Roraima Land Institute.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Márcio Junqueira will appeal the TSE decision to the Federal Supreme Court
Possible · Within months

Open Questions

What will be the impact of this conviction on Márcio Junqueira's campaign for the Senate in 2026?
Will the politician appeal the TSE's decision to higher courts?
Will there be new investigations into other possible cases of vote buying involving the same politician?

TSE maintains conviction of former federal deputy from Roraima for electoral corruption

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TSE maintains conviction of former federal deputy from Roraima for electoral corruption

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