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Bolsonaro attempts to steal presidential election by blaming a software bug in the country’s voting machines
Valdemar Costa Neto, the leader of President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (centre) speaks during a press conference regarding an investigation carried out by the party pointing out alleged inconsistencies in voting machines used in the general elections, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, November 22, 2022
JAIR BOLSONARO has attempted to steal last month’s Brazilian presidential election on Tuesday by claiming that faulty voting machines were responsible for his defeat.
The right-wing incumbent blamed a software bug and demanded the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of the nation’s electronic balloting machines.
The move would leave Mr Bolsonaro with 51 per cent of the remaining valid votes, making him the winner, lawyer Marcelo de Bessa, who filed the 33-page request on behalf of the president and his Liberal Party, told reporters.
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