TSE staff say they found no cited content in Janones’s channel

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) technical team said it found no posts matching content cited by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign in the “Exército do Lula” channel.

The channel is run by federal lawmaker André Janones and has more than 3 million users.

Bolsonaro’s campaign accused Janones of using it to spread false information and coordinate attacks on his candidacy.

TSE president Kassio Nunes Marques had ordered the channel censored after the campaign’s request.

Judge Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva overturned that order and allowed the channel to operate again.

Cueva also asked the court’s disinformation team to investigate the channel’s posts and possible circulation on other platforms.

The team said it found no matching posts published there from October 2 to 11, 2026.

Cueva requested urgent consideration of the dispute at the next available virtual session.