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A president’s former campaign lawyer has just intervened, this time as judge, in the rules governing that president’s reelection. The international community should understand the full history. @Cristianozaninm defended Lula in his many criminal cases. But Justice Zanin also represented Lula’s 2022 presidential campaign, receiving R$1.2 million for legal services. Reporting from that election describes Zanin coordinating the litigation against @jairbolsonaro before Brazil’s electoral court, the TSE. Lula subsequently appointed him to the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) as a reward for his service. Today, acting on a complaint from Lula about voter transport in three Bahia municipalities, Zanin initially ordered a two-hour extension of voting nationwide. The TSE later clarified that the extension applied only where voting had not already ended at 5 p.m. That creates two separate questions. First, impartiality. A former campaign lawyer exercising extraordinary authority over his former client’s reelection creates an obvious appearance of impartiality concern. Assignment by “lottery” does not answer whether he should participate. Second, equal treatment is a major problem. Once some stations have closed, a nationwide extension cannot give every voter the same additional opportunity. Zanin must explain why this remedy was necessary, why its scope was nationwide and how its uneven implementation was justified. The public deserves the full reasoning, the notification timeline and station level records showing where additional voting occurred.

emd_worldwide's tweet photo. A president’s former campaign lawyer has just intervened, this time as judge, in the rules governing that president’s reelection. The international community should understand the full history.

@Cristianozaninm defended Lula in his many criminal cases. But Justice Zanin also represented Lula’s 2022 presidential campaign, receiving R$1.2 million for legal services. Reporting from that election describes Zanin coordinating the litigation against @jairbolsonaro before Brazil’s electoral court, the TSE.

Lula subsequently appointed him to the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) as a reward for his service.

Today, acting on a complaint from Lula about voter transport in three Bahia municipalities, Zanin initially ordered a two-hour extension of voting nationwide.

The TSE later clarified that the extension applied only where voting had not already ended at 5 p.m.

That creates two separate questions.

First, impartiality. A former campaign lawyer exercising extraordinary authority over his former client’s reelection creates an obvious appearance of impartiality concern. Assignment by “lottery” does not answer whether he should participate.

Second, equal treatment is a major problem. Once some stations have closed, a nationwide extension cannot give every voter the same additional opportunity. Zanin must explain why this remedy was necessary, why its scope was nationwide and how its uneven implementation was justified.

The public deserves the full reasoning, the notification timeline and station level records showing where additional voting occurred.

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Ana Paula Henkel

@anapaulahenkel

7 days ago

#ZaninGolpista

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Partido Liberal - PL 22 🟩🟨🟦

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7 days ago

Prezados Fiscais de urna, Agradecemos o empenho e o comprometimento de todos! Diante da decisão atribuída ao ministro Zanin de prorrogar o horário de votação até as 19h, é necessário que TODOS os fiscais do PL retornem imediatamente aos seus postos e permaneçam atentos até o encerramento da votação e a emissão do boletim de urna. Pedimos que acompanhem os procedimentos eleitorais e registrem eventuais irregularidades pelos canais oficiais competentes. Contamos com todos vocês neste momento decisivo!

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