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Brazil: Top judge orders Bolsonaro probe for vote fraud claims
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the country s electronic voting system is liable to fraud. He is trailing the polls ahead of next year s election.
The former paratrooper has provided no evidence to back up his claims that Brazil s electoral system is riddled with fraud
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hit out a judicial probe into his conduct after he claimed that the country’s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
But on Wednesday he raged against the judges who decided to investigate him.
“This investigation is not within the bounds of the constitution, so the antidote to this is also not within the bounds of the constitution, Bolsonaro said.
Brazil Court To Probe President Bolsonaro For Electoral Fraud Claims Brazil Court To Probe President Bolsonaro For Electoral Fraud Claims Bolsonaro, who is expected to seek a second term in 2022, has repeatedly claimed that Brazil s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
Updated: August 03, 2021 6:01 am IST
Critics say Bolsonaro s unfounded claims are sowing doubts to pave way for him not to accept defeat(File)
Brasilia:
Brazil s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Monday to open an investigation into far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year s elections.
Bolsonaro, who is expected to seek a second term in 2022, has repeatedly said Brazil s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
Brazil court to probe Bolsonaro for attacks on voting system
FILE PHOTO: Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro talks during a ceremony of signing a decree establishing the Public Integrity System of the Federal government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on August 3, 2021 - 01:27
August 3, 2021 - 01:27
By Lisandra Paraguassu
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Monday to open an investigation into far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year s elections.
Bolsonaro, who is expected to seek a second term in 2022, has repeatedly said Brazil s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
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