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Barroso takes office as president of the Superior Electoral Court.

Minister Edson Fachin was sworn in as vice-president of the TSE at the same ceremony.

Justice Roberto Barroso during a session of the First Chamber of the Supreme Federal Court. (Photo: Nelson Jr./SCO/STF 11/02/2020)

247 - Supreme Court Justice Luís Roberto Barroso took office this Monday (25) as president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

Edson Fachin, also a Supreme Court Justice, was sworn in as vice-president of the court at the same ceremony.

Barroso and Fachin will lead the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) during the next municipal elections. The 2020 election is scheduled for October, but Barroso has already stated that he sees a "real risk" of postponement.