Of course, courts also modulate their decisions politically, especially in controversial cases. But if, at the end of the process, it becomes clear that Seif was kept in place as a gesture of goodwill by the court in light of the turbulent relationship with Congress or the attacks suffered by its members by the national or foreign extreme right, it will be a case of corruption no money involved.
Because a court will have negotiated the interpretation of the law at the end of a case aiming at its own interests.
The trial is suspended after the TSE asked for more evidence to be collected regarding the use of Havan aircraft in favor of Seif’s campaign. The electoral law prevents legal entities from contributing or donating to campaigns, which constitutes abuse of economic power and can lead to loss of office.
According to the complaint, Havan published photos, releases, speeches, interviews and even Seif’s campaign agenda, using the company’s mailing list and logo. Anyone needing more information about events with the candidate was advised to call Havan. The company’s structure was also used to cover campaign events. The content was reproduced by press outlets in Santa Catarina.
“Luciano Hang and Jorge Seif invite you to a press conference” is an example of one of the documents, sent on September 19th. “He is my candidate and President Bolsonaro’s candidate. We need to elect the president and also take candidates to Brasília who are committed to changes in our country,” Hang said in the release.
The worst thing is that, as someone who is perhaps the one who knows the most about this process pointed out to me, a political outcome to a legal discussion should not cause anyone any commotion. It will be a naturalized anomaly.
