Last Sunday, Brazilians went to the polls and once again demonstrated the strength and maturity of our democracy. More than 125 million citizens exercised their fundamental right to vote. The elections were conducted with the utmost integrity, and voting proceeded peacefully, without any incidents that compromised the electoral process. Within just a few hours of the polls closing, Brazil’s Electoral Justice system had already announced the results. The efficiency of the vote count was even highlighted by the President of the United States, who, in a post containing a minor error, attributed Brazil’s election to India.
There were closely fought races, some decided by the narrowest of margins, yet the results at the ballot box were respected. Paraná provides a striking example: the governor-elect secured 50.10% of the valid votes cast, just 0.10 percentage points above the threshold required to win in the first round. It is noteworthy that no prominent political leader challenged results of this kind, produced by the same electronic voting system used in the 2018 and 2022 elections. The system is auditable, safeguards the secrecy of the ballot and prevents the fraudulent practices that marred elections in the past.
The successful organisation of the elections is all the more remarkable given the logistical challenges involved in conducting a nationwide vote in a country of continental dimensions. More than 560,000 electronic voting machines were deployed across Brazil’s more than 5,500 municipalities, transported by road, river and air to reach rural communities, Indigenous villages, quilombola communities and other remote areas, with logistical support from the Armed Forces. This is a compelling demonstration of the remarkable institutional capacity of Brazil’s Electoral Justice system.
On this occasion, I wish to commend the Electoral Justice authorities, the thousands of poll workers who served across the country, the citizens who turned out to vote, and the electronic voting system itself, which has proved an effective instrument for strengthening democracy through transparency, efficiency and security.
On 25 October, Brazilians will once again go to the polls for the second round of the presidential election and, in six states and the Federal District, for the second round of gubernatorial elections.
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Exijo resposta do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral-TSE, dos Exmo. Srs.Min.Cassio Nunes e André Mendonça, sobre a espera de 1hora para transmissão da contagem de votos do Presidente Flávio Bolsonaro.
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@mr_marceloreal@joaquimrib1801 Não achei que foi perda lamentável depois de ter ouvido sobre ele, lobo em pele de cordeiro. Quem fala mal de jair bolsonaro não entendeu como o sistema é, e do que eles são capazes.
@jleosilva3238 Mentira, isso que ela fez não quer dizer nada, esta fora de contexto, ela já explicou. Acho de uma falta de respeito postarem o que não é verdade.