The facts

  1. On 29 October, the TSE upheld the Alagoas regional electoral court’s refusal to register João Francisco de Assis Neto, known as Dr. João Neto, as a federal-deputy candidate. [1][2]

  2. The court said the conviction had been confirmed by a panel of judges, satisfying the electoral restriction under Complementary Law 64/1990. Its ruling concerns bodily injury against a woman on gender grounds. [1]

  3. Reporting judge Dias Toffoli said this interpreted the existing legal category rather than creating a new statutory ground. The court will ask Congress to expressly include convictions for violence against women; that request is not enacted legislation. [1][2]

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 19:03 UTC.

  1. TSE confirms disqualification after gender-violence conviction

    Brazilian Superior Electoral Court · Primary source · 29 Oct 2026

  2. TSE ruling on assault convictions and candidacy

    CNN Brasil · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026

    Private newsroom independent of the court. Its account reports the same judgment; it is not a separate legislative enactment.

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