Happy Friday! Today, Bolsonaro promises (and fails) to produce evidence of electoral fraud. Rio plans full reopening, but experts say it is premature. Covid figures creeping up in five states.
Bolsonaro serves up a red herring
President Jair Bolsonaro tried to build anticipation ahead of his weekly Facebook live broadcast last night, claiming he would present ironclad proof that Brazil’s electronic voting is rigged, despite the fact it has faced no credible fraud allegation in over two decades of use.
- Instead, the president merely showed a series of social media videos, which have long been proven to contain misinformation.
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