Lula campaign team accuses Jovem Pan of electoral crime over poll

Lula’s re-election campaign team accused broadcaster Jovem Pan of an electoral crime by filing a complaint with Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court.

The complaint concerns a poll about voting intentions that Jovem Pan disclosed on Monday, October 12.

The poll was conducted by Flávio Bolsonaro, a political rival, according to the campaign team.

Brazilian law says polls about voting intentions cannot be made public unless they are registered with the electoral court.

The rule is meant to govern how election polling is disclosed, and the complaint puts Jovem Pan’s broadcast under scrutiny.

Jovem Pan said it would not comment because it had not been formally notified.