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The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) postponed on Tuesday (9) the decision on the suspension of an AtlasIntel electoral poll that showed a drop in voting intentions for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) for president. Minister Estela Aranha requested review of the case — Representation No. 0600867-27.2026.6.00.0000 (PJe), reported by Minister Kassio Nunes Marques — interrupting the trial that was analyzing whether the plenary would endorse the TSE president's preliminary decision. ?
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"TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR ELEITORAL REPRESENTAÇÃO (11541) N. 0600867-27.2026.6.00.0000 (PJe) – BRASÍLIA – DISTRITO FEDERAL RELATOR: MINISTRO NUNES MARQUES REPRESENTANTE: PARTIDO LIBERAL (PL) – NACIONAL ADVOGADOS: MARIA CLAUDIA BUCCHIANERI (OAB/DF 25.341) E OUTROS REPRESENTADA: ATLASINTEL TECNOLOGIA DE DADOS LTDA."
On Monday (8), Nunes Marques had granted the Liberal Party (PL) request and suspended the dissemination of the poll published on May 19, which showed a five-point drop in Flávio Bolsonaro's voting intentions after the release of audios in which the senator asks banker Daniel Vorcaro for money to finance the film "Dark Horse" about Jair Bolsonaro. The minister considered there were "relevant indications of methodology compromise" in the questionnaire, which included eight questions about the Master Bank case presented in sequence. ✓
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"A pesquisa foi divulgada no dia 19 de maio e apontou queda de cinco pontos na intenção de voto para o senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), pré-candidato à presidência, após o surgimento da conversa do parlamentar com o banqueiro Daniel Vorcaro"
During the session, Minister Dias Toffoli highlighted that the decision will establish precedents for future electoral polls. "What we're going to decide in this case is the future. Can polls do everything or nothing, or can they ask clear and objective questions without inducement," he stated. Toffoli defended that "polling is to measure public opinion, not to form public opinion," but recognized the need to define objective limits. ✓
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"Vamos decidir o futuro. Pesquisa pode tudo ou não pode nada, ou pode perguntas claras e objetivas, sem induzimento. E qual seria esse limite do que é induzimento ou que não é induzimento", completou."
AtlasIntel denies having induced respondents and claims the controversial audio was presented only after the main questionnaire ended, in a separate voluntary stage, without possibility of changing already recorded answers. The company's lawyer, Gualter Rafael Maciel Bezerra, argued it was a "methodology disagreement regarding a public and notorious political fact." PL's lawyer, Maria Claudia Bucchianeri, maintained the poll has a "fatal problem" for not having attached the audiovisual content submitted to respondents. ◦
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"O que se tem na representação é uma discordância da metodologia com relação a um fato político público e notório, qual seja, a relação de Flávio Bolsonaro, pré-candidato pelo PL, com Daniel Vorcaro e a questão do Banco Master", afirmou."
Minister Estela Aranha requested review, postponing the trial without a date for resumption
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The decision will establish important precedents for regulating future electoral polls
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Questioning audio authenticity in PL's petition
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What is the exact content of the audio and audiovisual material presented to respondents?
Why it's still unknown: PL's lawyer alleged the media was not attached or transcribed in the case file, making complete technical analysis impossible
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What are the TSE's jurisprudential precedents for controlling electoral poll methodology?
Why it's still unknown: Ministers mentioned the need to establish parameters, but no source detailed previous decisions on poll inducement
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How did other polling institutes measure the impact of Flávio Bolsonaro's audios in the same period?
Why it's still unknown: AtlasIntel mentioned that Quaest and Datafolha identified a similar pattern of electoral damage, but methodological details were not provided
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What is the Electoral Public Ministry's position on the case?
Why it's still unknown: Nunes Marques requested PGR's manifestation within one day, but the opinion has not yet been released