The Supreme Electoral Court wants international observers arriving in Brazil following the October elections to move into the interior of the country, in addition to areas far from the Amazon and major urban centres.
The aim is to demonstrate the “robustness” of the system even where there are precarious conditions and social difficulties.
In recent days, President Jair Bolsonaro has mocked the presence of foreign observers, arguing that it will neither be sufficient nor sufficient to guarantee alleged transparency in the election.
One of the comments was made in front of foreign ambassadors last week. “I’m asking you, what are these people coming to Brazil to do? Are they coming to observe that the voting is completely computerized? Are they coming to give an air of legality (unless)? Are they coming to say it’s all over? On the occasion of the 2018 election, there are dozens of dozens of voters who can and cannot vote. I have a video,” he said.
In May, the president mocked then-TSE head Edson Fachin’s invitation to observers, “Fachin says the 2022 election can count on more than a hundred international observers. You can put a million observers here. What will they do? observe? Will they have access to the source code? See how the investigation goes “What’s his knowledge of computers?'” Bolsonaro asked.
source: Noticias
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