Brazil’s president hits out at new probe into voting fraud claims

Jair Bolsonaro says he won’t be ‘intimidated’ after electoral authorities order probe into his attacks on voting system.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has condemned a new investigation into his unsubstantiated claims that the country’s electronic voting system is marred by fraud, saying he refuses to be “intimidated”. Electoral authorities on Monday ordered a probe into Bolsonaro’s campaign to have paper receipts printed after electronic ballots are cast in next year’s presidential election, a push he has justified by saying – without evidence – that the system is riddled with fraud. The far-right leader, who has seen a recent loss of popularity amid Brazil’s coronavirus crisis and a string of government corruption allegations, has said there will be no elections in 2022 if the system is not overhauled.