Bolsonaro’s party triggers TSE to avoid electoral propaganda in Lollapalooza

The PL, the party of President Jair Bolsonaro, sued the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) for the court to prevent artists from doing electoral propaganda in their concerts at the Lollapalooza festival, which takes place this weekend in São Paulo.

The document, filed this Saturday, compiles a series of reports and social media posts in which the artist Pabllo Vittar appears, in her performance, with a flag with the image of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, pre-candidate for the presidency. of the Republic by the PT.

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“The political demonstration carried out in an event under the responsibility of the represented violates numerous legal provisions,
as will be shown, which is why the intervention of this Specialized is imperative”, says an excerpt from the text.

The legend’s lawyers argue that there is a difference in “arms parity” between candidates when a promotion to one of them takes place at a major event. And they also argue that, for this reason, the law prohibits “shows and similar events for the promotion of candidates, as well as the presentation, paid or not, of artists with the purpose of animating rallies and electoral meetings.

The document, obtained by the analyst of CNN Thais Arbex, concludes by asking the TSE to officiate “immediately the organization of the Lollapalooza event, so that it prevents the realization of any type of early or negative irregular electoral propaganda in favor or against any candidate, under penalty of fine for non-compliance, verification of the crime, and without prejudice to
that the Electoral Justice, in police power, prevent the continuation of the event”.

THE CNN questioned the festival’s organization and Pabllo’s advice and is awaiting a position.