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The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Ricardo Lewandowski determined on Thursday (10) that the proportional division of resources and electoral propaganda between black and white candidates will already be valid in this year’s elections.
In August, by six votes to one, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) approved the proportional division of campaign funds and advertising on radio and television, but defined that the rules could only be applied from 2022.
The decision took into account the principle of prior notice, which prevents the application of changes in the electoral process less than a year after the vote itself. The proportional division of resources was defined after consulting with the deputy Benedita da Silva (PT-RJ) and entities of the black movement.
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Lewandowski’s decision responds to a request from PSOL, which called the Supreme Court asking for the immediate application of the new rule.
“For me, there is no doubt that the public policies that tend to encourage the presentation of candidacies of blacks for elective positions, in the electoral disputes that take place in our country, pay homage to the constitutional values of citizenship and human dignity, as well as well as the exhortation, protected in the preamble of the great text, to build, all of us, a fraternal, pluralistic and non-judgmental society, founded on social harmony, free from all forms of discrimination ”, said Lewandowski.
The TSE approved the proportional campaign budget between black and white candidates in August
The 2020 municipal elections were postponed due to the pandemic. HE the first round will be on November 15, and the second round, if necessary, will be on November 29. This year, voters elect mayors and councilors.
According to the reformed calendar, electoral propaganda begins on September 26, when the deadline for candidate registration ends.
The minister also pointed out that the proportional division of resources and advertising time cannot be considered a change in the electoral process. Therefore, there is no reason to impose the prohibition provided in the Constitution.
“The record shows that the TSE did not promote any innovation in the rules related to the electoral process, conceived in its strictest sense, since it did not modify the discipline of party conventions, nor the electoral coefficients or the extent of the vote. universal ”, says the minister.
“[A regra] An improvement has just been introduced in the rules related to advertising, campaign financing, and accountability, all with an eminently procedural nature, with the high purpose of expanding the participation of black citizens in the democratic struggle for conquest. of political positions ”, he reflected.
