Echoing Trump, Brazil's president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

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Bolsonaro, endorsed by Trump, is following his playbook, claiming that the upcoming election will be rigged after polls showed him trailing badly. On Wed he summoned tens of thousands of supporters to a rally while he railed against ‘fake news’ and fraud.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 07: A flag is sold of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 67, on Brazil's Independence Day Celebration in Copacabana on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, 67, used Brazil's Independence Day Celebration to rally voters ahead of the Oct. 2nd presidential elections. Bolsanaro will be running against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,...
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Echoing Trump, Brazil's president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro summoned his supporters into the streets to challenge the voting system ahead of October's election.
3:53 AM · Sep 9, 2022

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-09-08/bolsonaro-brazil-election-lula

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing atop a trailer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained to a crowd of roaring supporters about a vast conspiracy against him.
Two women carried a banner calling on the armed forces to “protect our constitution, our liberty and our elections.” Demonstrators griped about “fake news” and the journalists who had slandered their candidate.

Bolsonaro had summoned tens of thousands of his supporters to this city’s signature Copacabana beach Wednesday to protest what he insisted was a rigged vote.

Never mind that the election hasn’t actually taken place yet.

For months, Bolsonaro has been preempting his own expected loss in October’s presidential vote by borrowing from the playbook of former President Trump, whom he describes as his “idol” and with whom he shares several political advisors.

He has repeatedly criticized the integrity of Brazil’s voting system and has suggested that he may not accept the results of the election, which most polls predict he will lose decisively in a runoff with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula.

Brazilian election officials and foreign governments including the United States insist that the voting system is sound. But Bolsonaro appears to be readying himself for a fight.

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1. Hmm. Someone ought tell him how that worked out for tfg

Unless he just plans on fund-raising as his future.