Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), criticized what he called the "colonization of political discourse through bizarreness and rudeness" when analyzing a complaint presented by a councilor from Manaus against a decision by the Regional Electoral Court of Amazonas (TRE-AM). In the decision signed this Sunday (7), the magistrate maintained TRE-AM's order to remove a video released by councilor Alexandre Salazar (PL) with insults and insults towards David Almeida (Avante), former mayor of Manaus and pre-candidate for the government of Amazonas. Flávio Dino stated that the content went beyond the mere political debate and constituted negative early electoral propaganda. The minister also said that low-level words are not protected by parliamentary immunity or free debate. "[Bad terms] are not compatible with respect for the dignity of families exposed to this type of 'political speech'", wrote the minister. "The colonization of political discourse by bizarreness and rudeness is not just a question of civic or family education; it is also an acute constitutional issue related to the conditions for the reasonable functioning of the democratic regime", added Dino. Now on g1 The minister also declared that the public debate allows criticism and harsh confrontations, but without exceeding "the boundaries demarcated by Criminal Law, the principle of morality and decorum in the exercise of parliamentary functions". Censorship In the same decision, Flávio Dino authorized Alexandre Salazar's use of the catchphrase "never will be", used by the councilor in the downed video, in future posts. TRE-AM had prohibited the use of this expression, but, for Dino, such a prohibition constitutes ""disproportionate prior censorship", going against the STF's consolidated jurisprudence. Partly responding to Salazar's complaint, the STF minister considered that, "depending on the text and context, the catchphrase 'NEVER WILL BE' can be used, as long as the legal and ethical rules that must govern political clashes are observed." With the decision, the fine stipulated by TRE-AM for the isolated use of the term was revoked, with only the obligation to exclude strictly offensive content remaining valid. The decision was made by Minister Flávio Dino, from the STF, rapporteur of the complaint at the STF STF/Reproduction