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O TSE havia enfrentado questionamentos judiciais sobre o uso de WhatsApp em campanhas eleitorais, com liminares que suspenderam temporariamente a prática devido a preocupações com desinformação e falta de rastreabilidade.
O Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) aprovou novas regras que permitem vincular canais de WhatsApp a campanhas eleitorais, após uma série de liminares judiciais que haviam suspendido o uso da plataforma para fins de campanha. A medida visa regulamentar o uso do aplicativo em disputas eleitorais, garantindo transparência e rastreabilidade das comunicações.
A decisão foi tomada em sessão plenária, após debates sobre os riscos de desinformação e uso indevido de mensagens em massa durante as eleições. As novas normas estabelecem que os canais devem ser registrados previamente junto à Justiça Eleitoral e identificados claramente como vinculados a candidatos ou partidos.
Os liminares que anteriormente bloquearam o uso do WhatsApp foram concedidos por tribunais inferiores em ações movidas por partidos e entidades preocupadas com o potencial de disseminação de notícias falsas e microsegmentação ilegal de eleitores.
Com a aprovação das regras, o TSE busca equilibrar a liberdade de expressão com a necessidade de combater abusos no ambiente digital, especialmente em um contexto de crescente uso de aplicativos de mensagens para mobilização política.

Smoke from forest fires covered Manaus for the ninth consecutive day. Deforestation in the Amazon recorded the lowest level in 38 years, while destruction in the Cerrado fell by more than 20% in one year. Congress approved a mandatory exam for medical students and the TSE established rules for the use of WhatsApp channels in electoral campaigns. Globo is carrying out the second round of interviews with presidential candidates, with Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) as this Friday's guest.

During an interview, a political candidate accused his opponent of involvement in a process of administrative improbity due to deviation from a parliamentary health amendment, denied having participated in the Ibaneis government in the last eight years and promised to complete unfinished works such as the Samambaia subway, hospitals and UPAs, in addition to improving transport with VLT and surface trains.

TV Globo will interview Flávio Bolsonaro, PL's presidential candidate, live this Friday (16), after Jornal Nacional, at Estúdios Globo in Rio de Janeiro, with simultaneous transmission by GloboNews and g1.

Protesters gathered in the center of Mogi das Cruzes in support of the re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is contesting the second round of the presidential elections with Flávio Bolsonaro. The event took place on Friday night (16), with participants dressed in red, PT and Brazilian flags, and posters in defense of women's votes. A Datafolha survey released on Thursday (15) showed Bolsonaro with 47% and Lula with 45% of voting intentions, technically tied within the margin of error.
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The General Inspector of Electoral Justice, Minister Benedito Gonçalves, rejected a request for urgent measures in AIJE against the Lula-Alckmin ticket that sought to restrict the use of images of Lula's speech at the UN General Assembly, claiming that the request would require advance analysis of unproduced content and could impose excessive restrictions on political communication.