In the event of failure in the Brazilian presidential elections next October, will Jair Bolsonaro contest the result of the polls? After formalizing his candidacy for his own succession under the banner of the Liberal Party (PL), he multiplies serious but vague threats and accusations against the country’s voting system and institutions.
On July 24, Jair Bolsonaro delivered his campaign launch speech to nearly 10,000 people gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the PL’s national convention. The Head of State then called on his supporters to demonstrate on September 7, National Day, against the judges of the Supreme Court. “These few deaf people in black capes must understand what the voice of the people is. They must understand that it is the legislative and executive powers that make the laws”he said to the crowd, reports Extra.
The Rio daily recalls that on the same date last year, Jair Bolsonaro had “participated in anti-democratic demonstrations calling for the abolition of the Court”.
Accusations against the electronic voting system
The far-right leader also questioned the reliability of the upcoming election, raising the specter of a “fraud”. One more step in the “country” carried out for