Bolsonaro Meets with Ambassadors and Attempts to Cast Further Doubt on Upcoming Brazilian Elections
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On Monday, Bolsonaro met with dozens of ambassadors in the Palácio da Alvorada to discuss Brazil’s upcoming presidential elections in October. Invitations were sent to nearly 50 ambassadors, according to Bolsonaro, with the selection process seemingly excluding neighboring left-leaning countries. At the meeting, he reportedly repeated his claims of election fraud, critiqued the electronic voting system, and insisted that Supreme Court and Supreme Electoral Court justices were plotting to take him down and support Lula’s candidacy. Bolsonaro additionally complained that the Supreme Court was not sufficiently listening to the country’s military, arguing that the armed forces should be more closely involved in the administration of the elections. (
Bolsonaro Meets with Ambassadors and Attempts to Cast Further Doubt on Upcoming Brazilian Elections
Bolsonaro Meets with Ambassadors and Attempts…
Bolsonaro Meets with Ambassadors and Attempts to Cast Further Doubt on Upcoming Brazilian Elections
On Monday, Bolsonaro met with dozens of ambassadors in the Palácio da Alvorada to discuss Brazil’s upcoming presidential elections in October. Invitations were sent to nearly 50 ambassadors, according to Bolsonaro, with the selection process seemingly excluding neighboring left-leaning countries. At the meeting, he reportedly repeated his claims of election fraud, critiqued the electronic voting system, and insisted that Supreme Court and Supreme Electoral Court justices were plotting to take him down and support Lula’s candidacy. Bolsonaro additionally complained that the Supreme Court was not sufficiently listening to the country’s military, arguing that the armed forces should be more closely involved in the administration of the elections. (