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33. Quanto ao pedido de inversão do ônus da prova, reservo sua análise para momento posterior, após a formação do contraditório, sem prejuízo de que o representado, ao apresentar defesa, esclareça a origem da imagem, eventual utilização de inteligência artificial e os elementos de veracidade da narrativa veiculada. 34. Submeta-se a presente decisão ao Plenário, inclusive por intermédio de sessão virtual, nos exatos termos do art. 2º da Portaria TSE nº 235/2026. 35. Cite-se o representado para, querendo, apresentar defesa. 36. Após, dê-se vista à Procuradoria-Geral Eleitoral. 37. Publique-se. Intimem-se. Brasília, 19 de junho de 2026. Ministro ANDRÉ MENDONÇA Relator Este documento foi gerado pelo usuário 867.***.***-87 em 19/06/2026 17:58:24 Número do documento: 26061917080521200000163369929 https://pje.tse.jus.br:443/pje/Processo/ConsultaDocumento/listView.seam?x=26061917080521200000163369929 Assinado eletronicamente por: ANDRÉ MENDONÇA - 19/06/2026 17:08:05 Num. 165992890 - Pág. 5

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Partido Liberal v. Ricardo Pereira

Judgment

Question Presented: Was the defendant Pereira liable for generating and disseminating an AI deepfake image masquerading as a “leaked photo”, which falsely portrayed a group of Brazilian politicians meeting over brunch?

Alleged Acts: Generating and disseminating an AI deepfake image without any notice of the use of artificial intelligence and with the appearance of a real, leaked photograph. Conducting negative electoral propaganda that exceeds the limits of political criticism before the allotted time in the defined campaign period.

Procedural history: The Liberal Party filed this action against Pereira, the owner of the Twitter account which posted this image, and requested urgent protection in the form of an injunction against the deepfake.

Summary: Defendant Pereira posted on his X account an AI deepfake portraying several Brazilian politicians, including potential political candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, meeting over brunch. Pereira presented the picture as a leaked photo from the event and remarked on Flavio Bolsonaro’s potential presidential candidacy, associating Bolsonaro’s candidacy with hidden dealings by using the expressions “Flavio Rachadinha” and “#BolsoMaster.” Pereira claimed that this was an expression of free speech and political criticism while the Liberal Party claimed this was falsely labeled political propaganda illegally published before the allotted campaign period. The Liberal Party requested an injunction to remove the image and prevent future deepfakes.

Conclusion: The Superior Electoral Court ruled that Pereira was liable for his actions and granted an injunction for the Liberal Party. The Superior Court ruled that Pereira acted beyond the protections of free speech by presenting a synthetic image as a leaked photo of a real event, without identification of AI use, and with an association to a negative electoral narrative against a Presidential candidate. The Superior Court ordered an injunction to notify the relevant social media platforms of this ruling with a judicial order to remove the publications within 24 hours, to remove Pereira’s original post, and created a judicial order for Pereira to refrain from republishing this content or posting similar deepfake content in the future.

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Social Media
Technology

Applicable Law(s): Code of Civil Procedure, Article 300; Resolution No. 23.610/2019/TSE; Resolution No. 23.608/2019/TSE

Region: Americas

Country: Brazil

Language of Decision

Portuguese

Court: Electoral Court

Election Type: Presidential

Date of decision: Jun 8, 2026

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Latitude: -15.81027777777778

Longitude: -47.87166666666667

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Link: Brazil Tribunal Superior Electoral Court Ruling

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