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Judi Lynn

(160,450 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:09 PM Nov 2022

Brazil court rejects election challenge

AAP
1:46pm, Nov 24

The head of Brazil’s electoral court has rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies to challenge the presidential election, the incumbent lost by a small margin.

. . .

Alexandre de Moraes, who also serves as a Supreme Court justice, fined the parties in Mr Bolsonaro’s coalition 22.9 million reais ($6.35 million) for what the court described as bad faith litigation, a court document showed.

On Tuesday, Mr Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL) filed a complaint to challenge the outcome of the election claiming some of the electronic voting machines were flawed and those votes should be invalidated, an argument that election authorities met with skepticism.

In the ruling, Mr Moraes described the challenge as “offensive” to democratic norms, adding that it sought to encourage criminal and anti-democratic movements.

More:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/south-america-news/2022/11/24/brazil-court-rejects-election-challenge/

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Brazil court rejects election challenge (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2022 OP
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #1
We should do this too! GreenWave Nov 2022 #2
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #3

LetMyPeopleVote

(144,919 posts)
1. Who is surprised by this?
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 03:06 AM
Nov 2022

TFG's advisors are helping Bolsonaro in this dispute. Miller and Bannon failed in the US and will fail in Brazile

GreenWave

(6,650 posts)
2. We should do this too!
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 04:10 AM
Nov 2022

fined the parties in Mr Bolsonaro’s coalition 22.9 million reais ($6.35 million) for what the court described as bad faith litigation

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