Bolsonaro Ratchets Up Attacks on Brazil’s Electoral Court

  • President repeats claims that authority hid hack of 2018 vote
  • Top court probing Bolsonaro for releasing confidential info
Jair Bolsonaro on Aug. 11.Photographer: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
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Tensions between President Jair Bolsonaro and electoral authorities reached a new high overnight, casting a shadow over Brazilian markets.

The president launched fresh attacks against the country’s voting system, while the top court opened a new criminal probe into the far-right leader and arrested one of his most outspoken allies.