Let’s make sure the entire world understands. In Brazil, judicial rulings in connection with federal elections are made by the court that has been in place for that very purpose, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE).
@LulaOficial requested to the TSE that the polls be extended by two more hours in the entire country, citing “transportation problems.” Who controls the transport system? Lula’s government surely more so than a senator running for president.
Instead of waiting for a TSE ruling. @LulaOficial immediately asked Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) justice @Cristianozaninm to order the polls remain open WITHOUT any TSE ruling. Within minutes (did Zanin even read the filing?), the polls were ordered to remain open by Zanin.
The STF has 11 justices. What did Zanin do before becoming an STF justice? Oh yes, he was Lula’s criminal defense lawyer in his corruption cases.
If this blatant rigging of the elections will be used to announce that Lula won, is Lula seriously expecting anyone in the international community to recognize that as a free and fair election? He knows nobody will.
Has the desperation reached a point that today is the day the mask fully comes off and Lula becomes the next Nicolas Maduro? For the sake of Brazil, I pray that is not the case.
ÚLTIMA HORA | El presidente del Tribunal Superior Electoral de Brasil, el juez Kassio Nunes Marques, acaba de lanzar una advertencia demoledora:
No existía absolutamente ninguna regla que permitiera extender la votación dos horas. Fue una orden sin precedentes de un magistrado del Supremo aliado de Lula, que terminó beneficiando a sus regiones.
La decisión preliminar, dictada después del cierre de las urnas, generó graves dificultades en el proceso electoral. “No había regulaciones que autorizaran ninguna extensión”, afirmó Nunes Marques.
Y lo dijo con claridad histórica:
“Nunca, en toda la historia del TSE, ha habido una extensión.”
También advirtió que era materialmente imposible, en pocas horas, garantizar que una decisión judicial de ese calibre no provocara efectos secundarios —especialmente tecnológicos— capaces de alterar de forma significativa el conteo de votos.
Y remató con un recordatorio contundente al Supremo: la Constitución atribuye competencia exclusiva a la Justicia Electoral para dirigir el proceso electoral. No al STF.
BREAKING - Video of Melanie Joly in with Toronto Star saying:
"We're doubling down on products that will have an impact politically on Republican states."
Link to the Toronto Star interview. cComments made at the 4:45 mark.
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@ryangerritsen
++ Canada, It's a Trap! ++
Ursula #vonderLeyen wants to lure Canada into an associate EU membership.
Will Mark Carney do right and tell von der Leyen to bugger off? If he won't, then the Canadian people will have to fix it, and maybe a new freedom convoy would then be in order.
@MarkJCarney You can’t even pull off basic math—you just hide behind buzzwords and pretend to be a genius. Even your PMO sees right through you. Total liar.