Good morning! Today, the latest in the feud between Jair Bolsonaro and the country’s chief electoral justice. Lawmakers call for a probe into a leak of data belonging to aid recipients ahead of election. And cities’ struggles to vaccinate against polio.
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Chief electoral justice to investigate Bolsonaro’s attempt to disrupt election
Claims made by President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign that radio stations across the country are not running his free-to-air ads in a push to tip the scales in favor of his challenger, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, were dismissed by Alexandre de Moraes, Brazil’s chief electoral justice.
Context. Since Monday, the president’s campaign has been calling foul play by saying his right to equal airtime as his opponent is not being...