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Marçal fala sobre chance de manter candidatura | #PoderExpresso

32 classified statements · 1 politicians · August 18, 2026 · 22 min

Statements by Pablo Marçal. 32 excerpts classified by topic and stance. Topics: Electoral Process, Judiciary & Separation of Powers, National Security, Media and Politics.

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  1. Desconhecido

    0:00

    Neutral

    About: Run a presidential candidacy to strengthen the party and increase its caucus

    We are on Poder Expresso, the program's final hour, and we are going to talk now about the election, because in the last minutes of the deadline to register candidacies, last Saturday, the businessman and influencer Pablo Marçal, of PRTB, appeared in the Electoral Court's system as a presidential hopeful.

    Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Reports that Pablo Marçal appeared in the system as a presidential hopeful.

  2. Desconhecido

    0:17

    Neutral

    About: declare candidates with electoral convictions ineligible

    Marçal, however, is ineligible due to three different convictions here from the São Paulo Regional Electoral Court.

    Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence States factually that he is ineligible due to three convictions.

  3. Pablo Marçal

    2:18

    Neutral

    About: ensure two-instance appeals in electoral cases

    The ineligibility is at the TRE and there are two more levels of appeal.

    Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence States that the ineligibility still has two more appellate levels.

  4. Desconhecido

    2:42

    Neutral

    About: Judge candidates' ineligibilities swiftly and impartially

    But a response about your ineligibility should come.

    Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Expects a response from the Court regarding ineligibility.

  5. Pablo Marçal

    2:55

    For

    About: Judge candidates' ineligibilities swiftly and impartially

    Did you report that the TSE opened the ineligibility?

    Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Asks for the same speed for cases against the left and criticizes selectivity.

  6. Pablo Marçal

    3:17

    Neutral

    About: accelerate pending rulings in electoral cases

    That they have been holding since 2021; when I stepped in now over the weekend, things that had been stalled since 2021 started to accelerate.

    Why it was classified this way · 76% confidence Says that cases stalled since 2021 have started to speed up.

  7. Pablo Marçal

    4:25

    Neutral

    About: decide candidacies within the established deadline

    What happens is this: by September 13 it'll be judged, so no one has been validated yet.

    Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence Reports the deadline (September 13) for the decision on candidacies.

  8. Desconhecido

    5:30

    Neutral

    About: investigate collusion between political parties and criminal factions

    In 2024 we had reports, including Folha de São Paulo and other news outlets, about suspicions of a link between your current running mate, whom you presented in the candidacy, Leonardo Avalanche, and the PCC.

    Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence Reports a news story about suspected links between the vice president and the PCC.

  9. Desconhecido

    6:10

    Neutral

    About: reduce homicides and combat organized crime

    My question is the following: you even filed your government program proposing to combat criminal factions.

    Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence States that the filed government program proposes to combat criminal factions.

  10. Desconhecido

    6:17

    Neutral

    About: not grant unconditional support to people suspected of criminal ties

    How do you intend to do that, returning to that party, and are you giving a blank check to these people?

    Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence Asks whether the candidate will give a 'cheque em branco' to suspected people.

  11. Pablo Marçal

    6:30

    Neutral

    About: investigate parties' payments to media outlets

    Here in Brazil it's the following: you are not manipulated by the big parties; the media is used and very well paid to go around destroying people's reputations.

    Why it was classified this way · 60% confidence Alleges that the media are paid by parties to destroy reputations.

  12. Pablo Marçal

    7:22

    For

    About: allow candidacy without party affiliation

    My dream is that any candidate runs without a political party.

    Why it was classified this way · 93% confidence Explicitly states his dream is for candidates to run without a party.

  13. Pablo Marçal

    7:43

    For

    About: Judge candidates' ineligibilities swiftly and impartially

    Why is there no one from the left who is ineligible?

    Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence Questions the absence of ineligibility cases on the left, criticizing selectivity.

  14. Pablo Marçal

    8:09

    For

    About: conduct a broad, independent investigation by competent institutions

    Brazil's greatest legal uncertainty is keeping President Lula as president.

    Why it was classified this way · 65% confidence Affirms the president spent public money on Carnival and calls for action.

  15. Pablo Marçal

    8:15

    For

    About: investigate use of public funds at official events

    He spent public money at Carnival. You'll see they'll make a little move and you won't even be outraged in your reporting.

    Why it was classified this way · 87% confidence Accuses public money was spent on Carnival and expects an investigation.

  16. Pablo Marçal

    9:26

    For

    About: end cycle of left-leaning governments

    We have to break a damned cycle called the Party of Darkness.

    Why it was classified this way · 89% confidence Explicitly advocates breaking the 'ciclo maldito' associated with the left.

  17. Pablo Marçal

    14:06

    For

    About: reduce public spending

    Our debt is 81.6% of GDP.

    Why it was classified this way · 72% confidence Criticizes high debt and a spendthrift government, suggesting fiscal restraint.

  18. Pablo Marçal

    14:51

    For

    About: prohibit use of public funds for early campaign purposes

    I don't have a public contract, I won't use public money, I won't use even a second of your television, nor anyone else's.

    Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Explicitly declares he will not use public money for promotion.

  19. Pablo Marçal

    16:04

    For

    About: run for elective office

    I consider myself the next president of Brazil.

    Why it was classified this way · 95% confidence Explicitly declares intention: 'me considero o próximo presidente'.

  20. Pablo Marçal

    16:10

    Neutral

    About: finance own campaign with personal funds

    I have the money to bankroll the presidential campaign.

    Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence States he has money to fund the campaign, a factual report without a proposal.

  21. Pablo Marçal

    16:13

    Against

    About: finance own campaign with personal funds

    I'm not going to put a single real of mine in, because whoever puts their own money is using their fallback funds.

    Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Clearly says 'Não vou colocar um real meu'.

  22. Pablo Marçal

    16:40

    For

    About: preserve the balance of public finances

    Brazil will go bankrupt if you don't wake up.

    Why it was classified this way · 65% confidence Warns that 'o Brasil vai quebrar' if there's no reaction — calls for action.

  23. Pablo Marçal

    16:58

    For

    About: authorize police use of lethal force against armed criminals

    Then they say here we abort people, but you can't kill a criminal who has a rifle in his hand.

    Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Criticizes the ban by saying 'não pode matar bandido com um fuzil'.

  24. Pablo Marçal

    17:07

    For

    About: defeat PT

    We have to take Brazil out of the hands of the PT.

    Why it was classified this way · 92% confidence Direct statement: 'Nós temos que tirar o Brasil das mãos do PT'.

  25. Pablo Marçal

    18:47

    For

    About: ensure candidates can run even when improper affiliations are being investigated

    You should be outraged: why am I ineligible when there's no materiality; this is political pressure from parties of the left, center and right.

    Why it was classified this way · 74% confidence Claims ineligibility allegations lack substance and complains of political pressure.

  26. Pablo Marçal

    18:58

    For

    About: ensure the Judiciary's independence and impartiality

    And you keep thinking that the judiciary is not being pressured to stop me.
    Judiciary →

    Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence States that 'o judiciário está sendo pressionado para me impedir'.

  27. Pablo Marçal

    19:15

    For

    About: annul the vote (cast a null ballot)

    If you, Brazilian, don't get outraged, wait for the 4th, go there and shit on the ballot again.

    Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Instructs voters: 'vai lá e cague na urna de novo' (vote null).

  28. Pablo Marçal

    19:21

    For

    About: improve management incentives in state-owned companies

    For those offended that I said the PT is fucking Brazil, just look at Correios' losses.

    Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Uses the Correios loss to criticize management and argue for change.

  29. Pablo Marçal

    19:28

    Neutral

    About: evaluate the financial performance of state-owned companies

    Correios is a public company without competition with 12 billion in losses.

    Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Presents data: 'Correios... 12 bilhões em prejuízo' without proposing immediate action.

  30. Pablo Marçal

    19:39

    For

    About: restore fiscal responsibility and public management

    This one has a 10 trillion hole in public debt and a cash shortfall of almost 100 billion again.

    Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Mentions a shortfall and asks how a government with high revenue ends up in the red.

  31. Pablo Marçal

    20:30

    For

    About: defeat PT

    And you can count on me that I came in with an iron shield, a gold one, anything to... Remove the worst government in this country's history.

    Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Explicitly commits to 'tirar o pior governo da história'.

  32. Desconhecido

    21:22

    Against

    About: annul the vote (cast a null ballot)

    And I hope you don't shit on the ballot on the 4th.

    Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Directly asks: 'espero que vocês não caguem na urna' — opposition to annulment.

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