Former US President Donald Trump said today that he fully supports Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) presidential re-election campaign. “He’s been called the Trump of the tropics, he’s done a great job for the great people of Brazil,” the Republican said on his True Social channel.
“He’s a great guy with my full support. No other leader has called me as much as he has at the White House asking for tariffs and tax breaks. Bolsonaro loves Brazil more than anything,” the billionaire said.
The demonstration took place a day after the September 7 protests in Brazil, amid the investigations against Trump.
The former US president is suspected of being involved in tax evasion through US corporations and participating in an anti-democracy conspiracy in connection with the January 2021 Capitol invasion – leading efforts to falsify election results with the current president being defeated by Democrat Joe Biden.
Bolsonaro was criticized by the US government in July of this year without providing evidence in July of this year that TSE (Supreme Electoral Court) ministers tried to elect left-wing politicians by circumventing transparency measures in the voting system. accepted.
The US Embassy said in a note that the Brazilian election “sets a model for the countries of the hemisphere and the world”.
Bolsonaro is a proponent of print voting and has repeatedly attacked electronic voting machines, many of which are rejected by digital security experts and government agencies such as the Federal Police.
The US government said, “The United States trusts the strength of Brazilian democratic institutions. While Brazilians trust the electoral system, Brazil will once again show the world the lasting power of its democracy.” said.
on a note UOLThe presidency said Bolsonaro held a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions in Brazil to exchange views on the election process.
“The President emphasized to the representatives of the diplomatic union that his own political career is the result of the democratic system. He recalled more than 30 years of elected representation in an orbit that began in the Rio de Janeiro City Council. It resulted in his election to the Presidency with more than 57 million valid votes.”
Bolsonaro announced last week that he would meet with ambassadors from several countries to attend a meeting on Brazil’s electoral system. “The Minister of Defense himself sent a document to TSE stating that the elections are a matter of national security. We cannot enter the elections under the guise of insecurity,” he said.
Electronic voting machines are safe
He says Bolsonaro’s statements that cast doubt on the Brazilian election process are false and that the results of all elections since its implementation are reliable. UOL. Officials, including experts from PF and Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Service), also state that the electronic voting machine is secure.
According to them, no system is 100% secure. However, in practice it is extremely unlikely to commit large-scale fraud in voting with electronic voting machines, as this would involve breaching a large number of machines spread across the country. However, TSE takes into account situations that are complex to conduct in security tests.
Since the introduction of electronic voting machines in part in 1996 and 1998, and entirely from 2000, there has never been evidence of fraud in the Brazilian elections, even if the results were contested. The security of voting is confirmed by TSE, MEB (Ministry of Public Elections) and independent studies.
source: Noticias
