# Lula Rejects Court Interference

> Lula calls electoral court biased 14 days before Brazil's presidential runoff.
- Title: Lula Rejects Court Interference · The Rio Times | Shortify
- Summary: Lula calls electoral court biased 14 days before Brazil's presidential runoff. Lula accused Brazil's electoral court of biased decisions and will challenge…
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- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-lula-paulista-rally-electoral-court-2026
- Author: Iolanda Fonseca
- Published: 2026-10-11T20:48:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lula, seahawks, sao paulo, nfl, brazil, election, runoff, whatsapp, electoral court, poder360, flavio bolsonaro, pt
## Lula rejects court interference
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Brazil's electoral court of biased decisions on Sunday, 11 October.

> We will not accept undue interference by the Electoral Justice
## Court suspends pro-Lula WhatsApp channel
The Superior Electoral Court suspended a pro-Lula WhatsApp channel called 'Exercito do Lula' with 3.3 million followers.

> Exercito do Lula
## Lula speaks at Sao Paulo rally
Lula spoke at a 'March for Democracy' rally on Avenida Paulista with thousands of supporters.

> Thousands
## Lula demands court explanation
Lula said his lawyers would ask the court's president for an explanation and his party would challenge social-media reach.

> balance the game
## Court order overturned
The court's inspector-general overturned the suspension of the pro-Lula WhatsApp channel on Sunday.

> overturned
## Runoff election date
Lula faces Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday, 25 October.

> 25 October
## Prediction markets
Prediction markets show Flavio Bolsonaro with 86% chance of winning the runoff election.

> 86%
## Lula's criticism
Lula criticized the court's actions as interference and called for a civil, republican approach to the election.

> civilised, republican
## No official crowd count
Agencia Brasil reported thousands at the rally but no official crowd estimate was published.

> thousands
## Next steps
The Senate votes on the 6x1 work week on Wednesday, 14 October, before the runoff election.

> 14 October
## Key takeaway

Lula accused Brazil's electoral court of biased decisions and will challenge it over a suspended pro-Lula WhatsApp channel.