Brazil Court Orders President Bolsonaro Probed For Electoral Fraud Claims Brazil Court Orders President Bolsonaro Probed For Electoral Fraud Claims The ruling came after Jair Bolsonaro stepped up his attacks on Brazil s voting system, claiming without evidence that it is fraud-plagued.
President Jair Bolsonaro has long criticized electronic voting, introduced in Brazil in 1996. (File)
Brasilia:
A Supreme Court justice ruled Wednesday President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for unproven claims Brazil s voting system is riddled with fraud, adding the far-right leader to an ongoing probe on the spread of fake news by his government.
The ruling by Justice Alexandre de Moraes came after Bolsonaro stepped up his longtime attacks on Brazil s electronic voting system, claiming without evidence that it is fraud-plagued and insisting there will be no elections next year as scheduled if it is not overhauled.
BRASíLIA - A Supreme Court justice ruled Wednesday President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for unproven claims Brazil's voting system is riddled with fraud, adding the far-right leader to an ongoing probe on the spread of fake news by his government.
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for making unproven claims that Brazil’s electronic voting system is riddled with fraud, adding the far-right leader to an ongoing probe on the spread of fake news by his government.
Wednesday’s ruling by Justice Alexandre de Moraes came after Bolsonaro stepped up his longtime attacks on Brazil’s voting system, claiming without evidence that it is marred by widespread fraud.
Bolsonaro, who is under increasing pressure amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has seen a recent drop in popularity, has said there will be no presidential elections next year as planned if the system is not overhauled.
Brazil: Top judge orders Bolsonaro probe for vote fraud claims
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the country s electronic voting system is liable to fraud. He is trailing the polls ahead of next year s election.
The former paratrooper has provided no evidence to back up his claims that Brazil s electoral system is riddled with fraud
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hit out a judicial probe into his conduct after he claimed that the country’s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
But on Wednesday he raged against the judges who decided to investigate him.
“This investigation is not within the bounds of the constitution, so the antidote to this is also not within the bounds of the constitution, Bolsonaro said.