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BRASIL Lula says he will file with the TSE an authorization to open his bank and phone records and those of his family
The Brazilian president said he will submit the request on Tuesday and urged Flávio Bolsonaro to do the same. The issue had already come up during Sunday’s presidential debate.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that he will submit to the president of Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court an authorization to lift the confidentiality of his bank and phone records, as well as those of his family. O Globo and Agência Brasil reported that he also called on his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to take the same step.
The announcement came in Porto Alegre before a campaign event in the city’s historic center. According to both outlets, Lula said the authorization will also cover his five children: Fábio Luís, Lurian, Marcos, Sandro and Luis Claudio.
O Globo reported that during the event he wrote a message on a sign calling on Flávio Bolsonaro to open his records. Agência Brasil added that Lula’s challenge also referred to his opponent’s companies and family.
The issue had surfaced during Sunday’s presidential debate, when Lula proposed that both candidates allow scrutiny of their bank accounts and phone records before the election. O Globo said Flávio Bolsonaro stated that he had nothing to hide, but did not say whether he would authorize the move.
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