International observers involved in monitoring the elections in Brazil on Sunday concluded that the use of electronic voting machines was “safe” and commended the TSE (Supreme Electoral Court) for holding elections in the country.
In a report presented this Tuesday, the Mercosur Parliament’s international election observation mission conducted its work with 15 people displaced by cities in three states. In addition to the regional bloc group, Brazil received other observers such as the OAS and the Carter Center.
Reporting on the follow-up of the process, the Mercosur Parliament report approved the safety of the process. “The use of electronic voting machines has proven safe and reliable under the observed conditions, with no complaints and no objections to their use,” the report states.
In the document, observers also emphasize that “the selection process was managed professionally and efficiently”.
“In this way, the relevant and prominent role played by the court and electoral authorities in this electoral process is recognized by distinguishing their efforts to ensure the security and transparency of elections.” said.
The group also “acknowledges that citizens exercise their right to vote freely without disturbance or significant incident” and congratulates “all public officials involved in the logistical and operational efforts”.
“Thus, it confirms the successful outcome of the election last Sunday (2), that Brazilians peacefully and democratically displayed exemplary behavior,” he added.
According to them, Brazilians went to the polls “orderly, peacefully and democratically”.
It is also worth mentioning the “successful completion of the election process held on October 2, 2022,” in the opinion of the observers.
Another important issue was that citizens could consult “without interruption” on the counting and publishing of votes via the TSE website.
“The effectiveness and normality of the election process was confirmed. In this context, TSE’s success in organizing this election process was recognized, which allowed the official results to be received a few hours after the end of the voting,” he said.
incorrect information
While praising the agreements signed between the TSE and digital platforms to combat the spread of disinformation during the election process, the delegation called for the strengthening of “mechanisms that ensure priority is given to official information and reduce the circulation of fake news”.
The delegation also emphasized how the measures taken by the TSE, such as the ban on the use of mobile phones in the voting booth and the unified voting calendar in the country, “have contributed positively to the development of the election process”.
queues
As with the OAS mission, the Mercosur team also noted difficulties in reading some voters’ fingerprints during biometric identification at some polling stations. In these cases, there was a delay in voting, albeit punctual, and no voter was prevented from voting as desk officials always confirmed it.”
“The Mission underlines the high turnout of voters who witnessed queues at all polling stations visited by observers,” the document said.
However, the group regretted that women were still underrepresented in the Brazilian parliament, occupying only 18% of the total seats by 2023. At the same time, the number of black MPs elected “still does not represent the Brazilian diversity, with 56% of the population declaring themselves black or brown”.
For the runoff, the mission “hopes that election campaigns will contribute to the reduction of social polarization”
source: Noticias
