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REspe no 782-20.2016.6.26.03231SP 25 EXTRATO DA ATA REspe n° 782-20.2016.6.26.0323/SP. Relator: Ministro Edson Fachin. Recorrente: Dixon Ronan de Carvalho (Advogados: Flávio Henrique Costa Pereira - OAB: 131 364/SP e outros). Recorrente: Sandro Cesar Caprino (Advogado: Cláudio Roberto Nava - OAB: 2526101SP). Recorridos: José Pavan Junior e outra (Advogados: Marcelo Pelegrini Barbosa - OAB: 199877BISP e outros). Recorrido: Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT) - Municipal (Advogada: Neusa Maria Dorigon - OAB: 662981SP). Usaram da palavra, pelo recorrente Dixon Ronan de Carvalho, a Dra. Marilda de Paula Silveira, pela recorrida Coligação União por Paulínia, o Dr. Gabriel Portella, e, pelo Ministério Público Eleitoral, o Dr. Humberto Jacques de Medeiros. Decisão: O Tribunal, por unanimidade, negou provimento aos recursos especiais eleitorais, nos termos do voto do relator. Composição: Ministra Rosa Weber (presidente), Ministros Edson Fachin, Alexandre de Moraes, Jorge Mussi, Og Fernandes, Tarcisio Vieira de Carvalho Neto e Sérgio Banhos. Vice-Procurador-Geral Eleitoral: Humberto Jacques de Medeiros. SESSÃO DE 14.5.2019.* Sem revisão das notas de julgamento do Ministro Alexandre de Moraes.

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Ronan v. Regional Electoral Office

Judgment

Question Presented: Whether the business entity was formed for the candidate to utilize the funds as illegal campaign funds

Alleged Acts: The plaintiff filed suit request the candidate to prove the origin of the funds raised during the campaign process. However, the defendant stated that he had sufficient funds to finance his campaign and there was no demonstration of abuse of power. Therefore, such investigation was not necessary. The defendant also states that the only basis the plaintiff provides involves an business that was formalized after the election date in a lawful manner.

Summary: The court determined that 84% of the candidate’s funds went through the newly formed business. The threshold set forth in law states that more that if more than 80% of total resources present an abuse of power that justifies termination of the mandate for the officeholder. Further, the court stated that the financial capacity was irrelevant to any alleged wrongdoing in campaign funding because it does not rule out the illicit source of resources. The court determined that the legal business and property were used and incorporate so the candidate could use the funds as campaign resources.

Conclusion: The concealment of the illicit origin of the and violates campaign finance law. The special appeal filed by the candidate is dismissed.

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Campaign Finance

Region: Americas

Country: Brazil

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Portuguese

Court: Electoral Court

Election Type: General

Date of decision: May 14, 2019

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Latitude: -15.80594156

Longitude: -47.91422783

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