For their part, authorities in the Brazilian legal system, including the president of the Electoral Court, Alexandre de Moraes, have been explicit in opposing the questioning of the election results.
According to #BrazilWasStolen, in thousands of cases, older, non-auditable vote-counting machines registered 0 votes for Bolsonaro, even in districts where he got a majority due to votes counted by newer machines.
Protesters have blocked roads using trucks, agricultural machinery, cranes, and burning tires, wearing green shirts stamped with the Brazilian flag evocative of support for the current president.
The elections had been extremely volatile, as Da Silva’s socialist and Bolsonaro’s nationalist visions duked it out. One has, for now, gained momentum.
Sometime during the coming weeks, da Silva and Bolsonaro will once again brandish words in what is sure to be a fiery debate. On October 30th, the world’s fourth-largest democracy will pass judgment over who will be leading it.
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s national-conservative party VOX, met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last week to establish a transatlantic front against the growing threat of communism and left-liberalism on the European and South American continents. During the visit, Abascal delivered a speech at the Deep Brazil Conference and met with President Bolsonaro along […]
