TSE reviews Aparecida posts Partial dissent; no verdict

Date unknown

Bruna Saniele reports the TSE's September 30 virtual review of post-removal orders linking Flávio Bolsonaro to an alleged plan to change Brazil's patron saint. Three votes support André Mendonça's order; Nunes Marques and Dias Toffoli concur. Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva supports removing the described false claims but says Antônio Tabet's post, which did not name the candidate, should not be covered. Mendonça denies restricting religious freedom or imposing prior censorship. The seven-member session continues until 23:59. The report separately recalls Dino's restoration and Fux's suspension, with no date set for Supreme Court review. No final judgment is reported.

Acting through the electoral court, André Mendonça orders removal of Antônio Tabet's post and related posts associating Flávio Bolsonaro with an alleged change to Brazil's patron saint. The campaign says the post spread false information. TV Brasil reports Bolsonaro denying opposition to Nossa Senhora Aparecida as patron saint and accusing the CNBB of spreading rumours; the CNBB denies doing so. The takedown precedes Dino's reversal, and its precise date is not supplied. TV Brasil's September 29 account recalls the same Mendonça order while reporting that Fux suspended Dino's restoration on the night of September 28. Plenary review remains pending with no confirmed hearing date. The new account does not establish the underlying patron-saint allegation. TV Brasil's September 30 TSE review account says Mendonça maintained his order and denied restrictions on religious freedom or prior censorship. Three votes support the takedown at airtime. Cueva partially dissents, supporting removal of the described false claims but excluding Tabet's post because it did not name Flávio Bolsonaro. The virtual review is still in progress; this does not change the original order's unknown date.