Bolsonaro attacks Brazil vote as ‘farce’ at huge rally

Bolsonaro has repeatedly attacked voting system, in a move that has drawn comparisons with former U.S. president Donald Trump

President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on his attacks on Brazil’s electronic voting system Tuesday, telling a massive Independence Day rally he refused to take part in an election “farce” in 2022. “We want clean, democratic elections, with an auditable vote and public count... I can’t participate in a farce like the one being sponsored by the Superior Electoral Tribunal,” the embattled far-right leader told a crowd of flag-waving supporters in Sao Paulo. Mr. Bolsonaro currently trails in the polls for Brazil’s October 2022 elections, in which he is expected to face leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- though neither has officially declared their candidacy.