Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Flávio Bolsonaro Urges Supporters to Monitor Polling Places After Voting Ends
Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro urged supporters to monitor polling places after voting ends on Sunday.
In a social media livestream, he said they should check that poll workers do not cast votes for people who were absent.
His claim casts doubt on the conduct of election workers, though he did not provide evidence of such activity.
In July, Flávio spread false claims about the origins of Brazil’s electronic voting machines.
Brazil’s electoral court has outlined safeguards to international representatives, including observers from 49 countries.
Flávio’s party has also recruited people to monitor the election, with a campaign coordinator saying its goal was to triple the first-round sign-ups for the second round.
Flávio Bolsonaro urged supporters to go to polling places after voting ends on Sunday and watch election workers.
The Brazilian presidential candidate made the appeal during a social media livestream on Saturday night, the eve of the second round.
He said supporters should check that workers did not cast ballots for people who were absent.
UOL described the claim that election workers could vote in place of absent voters as false.
The Superior Electoral Court had met with representatives of 49 countries on Saturday and outlined measures it said ensure the reliability of the election process.
- Who
- Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party’s presidential candidate, urged his supporters to monitor polling places.
- What
- He called on supporters to watch election workers after voting ends. He raised the possibility of workers casting ballots for absent voters.
- When
- Saturday night, October 24, before the second round on Sunday, October 25.
- Where
- Brazil. He told supporters to go to the polling place where they vote.
- Why
- He said monitoring would help ensure a clean, transparent and secure election.
Flávio Bolsonaro
Superior Electoral Court
Election workers
Flávio Bolsonaro
Flávio raised the possibility that workers might cast ballots for absent voters.
Superior Electoral Court
The court outlined mechanisms it said ensure the reliability of the electoral process.
Flávio Bolsonaro made a false claim about the origins of Brazil’s electronic voting machines at an event with diplomats.
Flávio urged supporters during a social media livestream to monitor polling places after voting ended.
The second round of voting was scheduled to take place.
- Candidate
- Flávio Bolsonaro
- Party
- Liberal Party (PL)
- Livestream
- Saturday night, October 24
- Election round
- Second round, October 25
- International meeting
- Representatives of 49 countries met with the Superior Electoral Court on Saturday
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What people are saying
We want a clean, transparent, secure election.
When it’s 5 p.m. and voting ends, go to your polling place and stay there monitoring to see if an election worker starts casting votes in place of people who didn’t go to vote, who were absent.