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5mo ago

TSE Allows Deputy Alessandra Haber to Leave MDB Without Losing Her Seat

The court found that documented exclusion from key committees met the narrow threshold for grave discrimination under Brazil’s party‑mandate rule.

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TSE reconhece justa causa e permite saída de Alessandra Haber do MDB
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Overview

  • Brazil’s electoral court approved Haber's disaffiliation for just cause by a majority, following the opinion of relatora Estela Aranha, with Dias Toffoli dissenting.
  • Aranha cited Haber's removal from the Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Committee and roughly ten months without any permanent committee seat despite vacancies as decisive evidence.
  • The ruling emphasized that being kept off committees hinders a deputy from reporting bills, voting in key legislative stages, and accessing technical debates, impairing the mandate.
  • Haber alleged sustained political and personal persecution inside the MDB after her husband, Daniel Santos, left for the PSB and was re‑elected mayor of Ananindeua in 2024; the MDB denied persecution and called the split a natural political distancing.
  • The decision applies a restrictive TSE exception under Resolution 22.610/2007 after evidence gathering over 2025, and Haber celebrated the outcome while O Globo reported she plans to join the PSB.