Politics · Brazil · 6 hrs ago
Brazil election court says technical fault caused Flávio Bolsonaro ad to air without sound
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court said a technical fault caused presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign program to air without sound.
The problem occurred in the Media Pool, a system operated by broadcasters at the court, while campaign files were being processed.
The court said the fault affected material from both campaigns at that stage, but Bolsonaro’s program was scheduled first and could not be fixed before it aired.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s program, shown afterward, aired with sound.
Bolsonaro and his allies questioned the silence online, while the court said the technical problem had been corrected.
The affected program included proposals on taxes, childcare, social benefits and prison leave.
It can be broadcast again if Bolsonaro’s campaign makes a formal request.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court said a technical fault at the Media Pool caused Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign broadcast to air without sound.
The court said the problem was corrected and the advertisement could be shown again if Bolsonaro’s campaign formally requested it.
The fault affected material from both campaigns during processing, according to the court.
Bolsonaro and allies raised suspicions about the silence, while the court attributed it to a technical problem.
The subsequent broadcast by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aired with sound.
- Who
- Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate, and Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court.
- What
- Bolsonaro’s campaign advertisement aired without sound because of a technical fault, according to the court.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- At Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, where the Media Pool operates.
- Why
- The court said a technical fault in the Media Pool affected the material during processing and finalization.
Flávio Bolsonaro and allies
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court
Cause of the silence
Flávio Bolsonaro and allies
Bolsonaro raised suspicions that the silence was not a mere coincidence.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court
The court said a technical problem in the Media Pool caused the broadcast to lose sound.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign program was scheduled to air, but its transmission had no sound.
The fault was corrected in time for Lula’s campaign program, which aired with sound.
The court attributed the problem to a technical fault and said the ad could be shown again if the campaign formally requested it.
- Court
- Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE)
- Candidate
- Flávio Bolsonaro, of the PL
- Technical cause
- Fault in the Media Pool, operated by broadcasters at the court
- Date
- October 12, 2026
- Next broadcast
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s program aired with sound
What people are saying
The Superior Electoral Court clarifies that the audio problem recorded today during Flávio Bolsonaro’s electoral broadcast was due to a technical problem in the Media Pool.
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