Some candidates for elections this year were notified by the Electoral Public Ministry for using names reported as too 'ridiculous or irreverent' to be participating in a dispute at the electoral level.
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For example, the case of the candidate “Thor, the Pagodeiro of Love”, as has been publicized by CNN Brasil. That nickname belongs to Wanderley da Silva Ferreira, who is running for state deputy for the União Brasil party in Espírito Santo.
According to him, the name Pagodeiro do Amor came up during the period in which he was imprisoned. The now candidate ended up being sentenced to 25 years in prison in a closed regime in 1993, for being accused of murder, and left in 2017.
“I am a musician as well as a composer, I have always been known as Thor of the Empire or Thor the Thunder of Avenida, but the moment I was arrested I ended up changing my nickname to 'Thor, the Pagodeiro of Love'. During my period in jail I started singing romantic pagoda, so I changed my name. That's my stage name." he stated in an interview.
The notification sent by the Electoral Public Ministry was signed by the electoral attorney Julio de Castilho, who mentions that this use of strange names ends up infringing resolution 23.609 of the Superior Electoral Court, which says:
“The name that must appear on the electronic ballot box must have a maximum of thirty characters, including the space between the names, and may be a first name, last name, cognomen, abbreviated name, nickname or name by which the candidate is better known, provided that doubts are not established when the identity of the candidate, do not violate modesty and also do not be ridiculous or irreverent".
After being notified, the candidate has already complied with what was requested and chose to use only Thor. “I have not felt harmed because of this, Thor will continue, now, there are other ‘irreverent’ names that have been approved”, concluded the candidate.
We were able to find other very peculiar names of candidates in this year's elections, such as Kaceteiro, Binho Galinha and Boca de Motor. We can say that the names that are judged as if they were irreverent by the Electoral Justice are usually adopted in the same way as jingles and comic slogans that aim to hook voters' attention during elections. campaigns.
“I didn't receive any form of notification for my campaign name, and I hope I don't either. It's how the people of Sergipe know me. I believe that the name is my identity, since I am well known around here”, said Daniel Batista Filho, PSD-SE candidate for state deputy, also known as Danielzinho Kaceteiro.
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