Brazil Election: Democracy on the Line - Poster of the Week
Updated: Oct 11, 2022
Elecições Gerais Já / General Elections Now!
Comites De Luta Contra O Golpe
Offset, Circa 2019
Brazil
#38591
Translation: "Bolsonaro Out
General Elections Now!
Free Lula
Committees Fighting Against the Coup"
Last Sunday, Brazil voted in the first round of a presidential election, where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Both Bolsonaro and Lula will go on to the second round of presidential elections on October 30th, with Lula having a slight lead.
Many people fear that if Bolsonaro fails to secure the majority of the votes, he will stage a coup, or worse, a right wing-insurgency, borrowing a page from Trump's playbook. Bolsonaro recently attacked Brazil's electoral system, claiming it is susceptible to corruption and manipulation and that the electoral authority should take advice from the military for improvements onm the current voting system. Bolsonaro continues to spread disinformation about the electoral system and intends to discredit any election results that do not favor him. Donald Trump even takes some credit for helping Bolsonaro reach the runoff!