HUNTING DELTAN?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12662/2447-6641oj.v22i39.p147-169.2024

Keywords:

Superior Electoral Court, candidacy disqualification, judicial decision, Deltan Dallagnol

Abstract

Objective: The decision that revoked the candidacy registration of former Federal Deputy Deltan Dallagnol sparked significant discussions in the country. Various legal experts expressed their support or objection to the vote of Minister Benedito Gonçalves, the rapporteur of the case at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Given the context in which the decision was made, questions arose about the soundness of its legal grounds, as well as hypotheses pointing to potential political persecution. Therefore, this study aims to: (i) examine the decision to analyze the compatibility of its arguments with current law; and (ii) investigate the possibility of a political persecution.

Methodology: Using a bibliographic-documentary approach, this work applies deductive reasoning to achieve the first objective and inductive reasoning for the second.

Results: It was found that the grounds presented in the decision violate constitutional rights and are incompatible with the jurisprudence of both the TSE and the Supreme Federal Court (STF). However, this strictly legal research was unable to conclusively determine whether the decision constituted political persecution or not.

Contributions: Despite not fully achieving one of its objectives, this research contributes to fostering critical thinking regarding decisions by higher courts. Additionally, by providing objective criteria for assessing decision soundness, it enables methodologically grounded critiques of superior court positions. Ultimately, there is a systemic benefit for society, as this work represents a form of citizen oversight over institutions.

Author Biographies

David Sobreira , UniChristus

Mestrando em Direito (Centro Universitário Christus - Unichristus). Pós-graduado em Direito Constitucional (Academia Brasileira de Direito Constitucional - ABDConst). Graduado em Direito (Unichristus). Bolsista CAPES PROSUP. Coordenador do Onze Supremos Podcast. Divulgador científico. Fortaleza - CE - BR.

Portuguese, iCEV

Doutor e Mestre em Direito (Universidade de São Paulo - USP). Graduado em Direito (Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI). Professor da Escola de Direito Aplicado do Instituto de Ensino Superior (iCEV). Teresina - PI - BR.

Miguel Godoy, UFPR

Professor de Direito Constitucional da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), atualmente na Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Pós-doutorado (Universidade de São Paulo - USP). Doutor e Mestre em Direito (Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR) com período de estudos e pesquisas na Harvard Law School e na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Buenos Aires (UBA). Pesquisador do Centro de Estudos da Constituição (CCONS/UFPR) e do Núcleo de Pesquisa Constitucionalismo e Democracia (UFPR). Ex-assessor de Ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF). Advogado em Brasília e Curitiba. Curitiba - PR - BR.

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Published

2024-04-18

How to Cite

SOBREIRA , David; PORTUGUESE; GODOY, Miguel. HUNTING DELTAN?. Revista Opinião Jurídica (Fortaleza), Fortaleza, v. 22, n. 39, p. 147–169, 2024. DOI: 10.12662/2447-6641oj.v22i39.p147-169.2024. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/opiniaojuridica/article/view/4969. Acesso em: 22 aug. 2026.

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Vol. 22 No. 39 (2024)

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