Brazil TSE ruling on Bolsonaro 2022 Bicentenary event upheld

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro's September 7, 2022 Bicentenary of Independence events improperly mixed official acts with campaign activities, rendering him ineligible. The decision, now being explained in a retrospective report, underscores judicial enforcement of electoral conduct and may influence future political candidacies.