Brazil’s Electoral Justice has received 51,395 complaints of irregular propaganda since the start of the campaign for next October’s elections, according to the Superior Electoral Court.
The reports were made through Pardal, an electronic application created by the court to receive complaints related to possible irregularities.
São Paulo accounts for the highest number of incidents with 10,388, followed by Bahia (5,969), Minas Gerais (4,635) and Pernambuco (3,505). In contrast, Tocantins registered 74 cases, Roraima 104 and Piauí 172.
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The main category of complaints is irregular propaganda or propaganda outside established standards on public roads, representing 43.78% of the total received so far. Next are complaints related to irregular propaganda on private properties (11.94%), a group that includes wall paintings that do not comply with electoral rules. Cases of advertising on public property were also recorded, such as murals on official buildings or institutional advertising. During the electoral period, this type of dissemination is only permitted in exceptional situations and with authorization from the Electoral Justice.
The system also receives complaints related to propaganda disseminated on the Internet, newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations, as well as graphic materials such as stickers on vehicles whose size exceeds established limits, according to Agência Brasil.
So far, 27% of the complaints received have been converted into cases, a figure that refers to cases that have advanced to formal processing within the electoral judicial system.
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Pardal is available free of charge for phones with Android and iOS systems, and users can access the tool after logging in to the e-Título or Gov.br platform. The identity of complainants is protected and they can provide photographs, videos, audios or electronic links related to the possible infraction. When a complaint does not correspond to Pardal’s scope, the user is directed to other institutional mechanisms, including the Electoral Disinformation Alert System or the Electoral Public Ministry of the corresponding state.
In the Brazilian elections, with the first round scheduled for October 4 and, if necessary, the second three weeks later, president, vice president, governors, 54 of 81 senators and federal, state and district deputies will be chosen.
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