Bolsonaro Accuses Brazil Electoral Court of Stealing Votes
- President pushing for change from electronic to paper ballots
- Congressional, electoral authorities rebuked the statements
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President Jair Bolsonaro said, without providing evidence, that Brazil’s highest electoral authorities stole votes in previous elections and will do it again in the 2022 presidential contest unless congress approves his proposal to reintroduce paper ballots.
The allegations are the latest in a series of unsubstantiated vote-fraud claims made by the far-right leader. They come just as opinion polls show his popularity dropping to record lows amid scandals involving the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.