TSE Justice Estela Aranha ruled on Wednesday (30) that federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) must delete, within 24 hours, a post from his social media that took a statement by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a candidate for reelection, out of context.
The justice granted the injunction request filed by Lula's campaign, after Nikolas distorted a statement by the president about preventive health exams for women, giving it a sexual connotation.
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On Monday (28), Lula held a rally in Belém and called on men to undergo prostate exams. According to the president, while men resist undergoing urological exams, women "learn to receive touch from a young age," referring to routine gynecological exams.
In the post, the congressman included the video of Lula's statement and said: "A little girl does not learn to receive any touch, Lula!"
Analyzing the case, the justice concluded that the deputy spread disinformation to lead to the conclusion that the president was endorsing crimes against children and adolescents.
"The contested publication is not limited to political criticism or disagreement about the appropriateness of the expression used. By developing…
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TSE Justice Estela Aranha ruled on Wednesday (30) that federal congressman Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) must delete, within 24 hours, a post from his social media that took a statement by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, out of context.
The justice granted the injunction requested by Lula's campaign after Nikolas distorted a statement by the president about preventive health exams for women, giving it a sexual connotation.
On Monday (28), Lula held a rally in Belém and called on men to get prostate exams. According to the president, while men resist undergoing urological exams, women "learn to receive a touch from an early age," referring to routine gynecological exams.
In the post, the congressman included the video of Lula's statement and said: "A young girl does not learn to receive any touch, Lula!"
In analyzing the case, the justice concluded that the congressman spread disinformation to lead to the conclusion that the president was endorsing crimes against children and adolescents.
"The challenged publication is not limited to political criticism or disagreement about the appropriateness of the expression used. By developing the reasoning contained in the challenged media, the respondent introduces a connotation entirely different from that present in the original speech, shifting the discussion from the field of public health to the field of various criminal conducts," the justice stated.
In case of non-compliance, Nikolas may be ordered to pay a fine, which will be set later.