Former President Donald Trump and his allies spread the falsehood that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged against him. Now some Trump-allied pundits, including Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, are spreading a similar wrong talking point about Brazil’s October 2022 election.
In 2021, the Superior Electoral Tribunal (known by its Portuguese acronym, the TSE), created the Election Transparency Commission, which includes experts, civil society entities and public institutions in the inspection and auditing of the electoral process.
Brazilian and international observers of the election concluded that the election was safe.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson spread falsehoods that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump. Now, he is spreading a similar myth without evidence about Brazil’s recent presidential election.
Former leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro on Oct. 30 by a margin of about 2%, or 2 million votes. Bolsonaro claimed the election was fraudulent.
Protests by Bolsonaro’s supporters followed, and more than 1,000 people Jan. 8 stormed and vandalized Brazil’s government buildings including Congress, Supreme Court and presidential offices. They smashed windows and set fires.
Bolsonaro was in Florida during the attack.
For Americans, the scene was reminiscent of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters....
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