Electoral Court: Rapporteur votes declaring Bolsonaro ineligible
On Tuesday (Jun. 27), Superior Electoral Court Justice Benedito Gonçalves rendered a vote condemning former President Jair Bolsonaro to eight years of ineligibility. If the majority of the Court follows the rapporteur's vote, Bolsonaro will be unable to run in the upcoming 2026 elections.Following the reading of the rapporteur's position, the trial was temporarily suspended and will resume on Thursday (29), allowing six other justices, including court head Alexandre de Moraes, to cast their votes.The court is currently examining a case in which the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) accuses Bolsonaro of abusing political power and misusing the media. The party challenges the legality of the meeting held by the former president at the Alvorada presidential palace last July, where he attacked ...