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Flávio Bolsonaro says he will recruit volunteers to monitor electronic voting machines
The senator said in a live broadcast that he plans to launch a website for volunteers to register and receive basic guidance for election-day oversight. O Globo noted that Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court says there has never been fraud involving the electronic machines since they were introduced.
Flávio Bolsonaro, the PL candidate for Brazil’s presidency, said in a live broadcast that he will recruit people to monitor electronic voting machines on election day.
According to O Globo, the senator said he wants his own supporters across the country to help prevent ill-intentioned people from voting in someone else’s place. He also said volunteers will be able to register through a website, obtain credentials and receive brief instructions, especially regarding the moment when voting ends and the machine is closed.
The newspaper said Bolsonaro did not provide examples of the alleged misconduct and pointed out that the Superior Electoral Court has security tools in place, including digital biometrics. It also recalled that no case of fraud involving the electronic voting machines has been recorded since their first use.
As reported by O Globo, the Superior Electoral Court conducts public tests before each election to identify possible weaknesses in the electoral systems. Those safeguards include opening the source code for review, digitally signing and sealing the machines, and carrying out integrity tests on election day.
The outlet also recalled that in July Flávio Bolsonaro had attacked the electronic voting system in a meeting with diplomats using claims already denied by the Superior Electoral Court, echoing the stance taken by Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, when he alleged without evidence that the machines were unsafe.
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