TSE fines Flávio Bolsonaro, Zambelli and Gabrilli for associating Lula with the death of Celso Daniel – 05/18/2023 – Politics

The TSE (Superior Electoral Court) fined senators Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) and Mara Gabrilli (PSDB-SP) and federal deputy Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) for disseminating disinformation that associated Lula (PT) with the death of Celso Daniel.

The fine fixed by the electoral court was R$ 10,000 for each one. Most ministers disagreed with the understanding of rapporteur Carlos Horbach, accompanying minister Maria Cláudia Bucchianeri. Horbach had set the amount at R$5,000 and voted for Flávio not to have to pay the fine.

Bucchianeri, however, argued that the fine should be paid by everyone. In her assessment, the value should also be increased for being a recurrent case of sharing misinformation.

The posts refer to an interview that Gabrilli gave to Jovem Pan during the elections. The statements were shared without context by Flávio and Zambelli on social media.

At the time, the TSE ordered the publications to be deleted. Minister Bucchianeri stated, when determining the removal, that it was “content expressly and judicially recognized as uninformative and offensive”.

The report contacted Flávio Bolsonaro, Carla Zambelli and Mara Gabrilli. In case of manifestation, this text will be updated.