Bolsonaro’s election fraud claims spark ‘unprecedented crisis’
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Brazil’s president is parroting Donald Trump’s fraud claims to prepare to contest next year’s elections, experts say.
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Without proof and in contradiction of experts, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has for many years decried the country’s electronic voting system as vulnerable to fraud. But in recent weeks, amid plummeting approval ratings, the far-right populist has aggressively talked up his claims in a series of interviews, broadcasts and meetings with supporters, thousands of whom demonstrated this month in support of Bolsonaro’s call to change the system. “We cannot have dubious elections in 2022. Public counting of votes is needed,” the president said in a recent radio interview.More Related News