The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has postponed for a second time the trial regarding the cancellation of mandates for four state deputies elected from the PL party in Ceará in 2022. This decision comes after a request for a review by Minister André Mendonça. The case revolves around allegations that these deputies' election campaigns did not comply with the gender quota law, which mandates that at least 30% of candidates from a party must be women. The postponement raises questions about the court's efficiency and the process of electoral justice in Brazil.

According to the Federal Public Ministry (MPE), the PL allegedly violated this gender quota by submitting fictitious female candidacies. One of the women purportedly listed as a candidate has stated that she was unaware of her alleged candidacy, which points to serious issues in how candidacies were managed. The implications of this case could impact not only the involved deputies' political futures but also the PL's reputation and the electoral process in Brazil.

This is not the first time the PL has faced legal challenges; in 2023, the electoral justice system ruled that the former president of PL Ceará, Acilon Gonçalves, was ineligible for eight years due to prior electoral violations. This history adds urgency to the current case, as it unfolds within a broader context of scrutiny over electoral practices and the integrity of political representation in Brazil, particularly concerning gender equality in elections.