“I voluntarily invite everyone to vote in the green and yellow jersey. What the armed forces can guarantee is the green and yellow vote,” Bolsonaro said.
The head of state was speaking in a social media post in which he defamed a proposal rejected by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to prevent employees in electoral districts from wearing the Brazilian soccer team jerseys, which are usually worn by supporters of their campaign or in favor of the government.
“I will order the armed forces that will participate in security not to hold elections in any electoral body that prevents entry in the green and yellow shirt,” he added.
As explained by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the electoral law allows voters to wear insignia of the type belonging to their preferred party or candidate. However, officials, members and other election workers are prohibited from wearing clothing or any other accessories that promote political propaganda.
However, Bolsonaro chose to discredit the matter and went back to attack the TSE and Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who presides over the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in the elections, who accused him of fearing for the world to see how Brazilians went to the polls in green and yellow uniforms. To contest a possible victory for his rival, the candidate of the Workers’ Party and former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.
“Are we in a democracy or in the state of Alexandre de Moraes? What are you afraid of? What is the concern that the world will see pictures of Brazil will vote green and yellow? “Does Lula look like the winner in the first round?” asked the Brazilian president.
On the other hand, Bolsonaro’s campaign team also filed a lawsuit with TSE on Wednesday to withdraw from the circulation of an election video clip by PT called “Meet Bolsonaro”, which has already garnered more than eight million views.
The video has been circulating for a few days on television and on the Internet and contains an uninspiring collection of the Brazilian leader’s political and personal life.
According to the complaint, Labor would break all electoral rules by “promoting negative propaganda with out-of-context information”.
A few days before Brazilians are due to vote, former President Lula da Silva continues to lead recent opinion polls with around 47% of voting intentions.
In contrast, Bolsonaro has about 33% of voting intentions and his campaign team hopes to reverse the situation today during the last televised election debate, in which Ciro Gomez and Simon Tebet, who are in third and fourth places respectively, will also participate. in electoral opinion polls.
Eleven candidates are running for the Brazilian presidential election: Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ciro Gomez, Simon Tebet, Luis Felipe Davila, Soraya Tronic, Emile, Father Calmon, Leonardo Pericles, Sofia Manzano and Vera Lucia.
The first round of Brazil’s presidential elections is scheduled for October 2 and the second, if necessary, on October 30.
In addition to the position of president and vice president, the country’s 27 state governments, the complete renewal of the House of Representatives, the partial renewal of the Senate and state legislatures are at risk.
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