Bolsonaro Insists on Fraud Claims as Voting Revamp Rejected
- Lawmakers rejected bill adding printouts of electronic ballots
- Tensions rise with unusual military parade adding to unease
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President Jair Bolsonaro insisted that the outcome of next year’s elections won’t be credible after lawmakers turned down his proposal to add paper ballots to Brazil’s electronic voting system, escalating political tensions 14 months ahead of the presidential vote.
A bill requiring a printout of each ballot electronically cast was shelved late on Tuesday after being backed by 229 of 513 lower house representatives, short of the 308 needed to amend the constitution.