Brazil’s top electoral court judge, André Mendonça, has ordered the suspension of a campaign jingle used by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential bid, according to Jovem Pan. The ruling came after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro filed a complaint arguing the song omitted the name of Lula’s running mate, Geraldo Alckmin.
The decision, reported on Wednesday, blocks the Lula campaign from airing the track, widely known as “Rap do Silva,” unless it is modified to include a direct reference to Alckmin. Jovem Pan reports that Mendonça’s injunction was issued in response to the senator’s legal challenge, which claimed the omission violated electoral rules requiring balanced ticket promotion.
The jingle in question has been a central piece of Lula’s recent campaign activity, used to attack Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. According to CartaCapital, the song’s origins trace back to a figure nicknamed “Osmarzinho,” though further details on that individual were not provided in the reporting.
