Brazil’s top electoral court on Thursday began hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former President Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years. Judges are evaluating a case filed by Brazil’s Democratic Labor Party, which claims the far-right leader abused his power by using government communication channels to promote his campaign and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. While Bolsonaro often railed against the voting system, the suit’s focus is a meeting last year on July 18 that Bolsonaro convened at the presidential palace with foreign ambassadors, which was broadcast on state television for nearly an hour.
Brazil's top electoral court on Thursday began hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former president Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years.
For much of his presidency, Jair Bolsonaro worked to undermine confidence in the Brazil s democracy. Elections were rigged, he warned. Fraud was endemic. The electoral court was controlled by corrupt partisans. Now comes Brazil s first attempt at holding Bolsonaro accountable.
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