A Brazil court has banned Bolsonaro from running for election until 2030

Sven

Excerpt from the article:

The seven judges on Brazil's Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia voted by a majority to ban the former president for eight years. This means the right-wing populist will be unable to stand in the next presidential election. He could be eligible to run in the 2030 election, when he will be 75.

The justices say Bolsonaro abused his power when he summoned ambassadors to his residence last year and made baseless claims about the country's voting machines. The meeting was just months before the election, which Bolsonaro narrowly lost.

Two justices sided with Bolsonaro, saying he had the right to freely express his opinions.

https://npr.org/2023/06/30/1185364211/brazil-bolsonaro-court-banned-election

hank

I like that!

Crash

+1.

P.O.S.

BenWP

Sometimes I wish our government had more power to silence someone like DT. Brazil’s constitution does allow such an action, but granting huge power (in their case) to a single group within the electoral system could be dangerous. Today’s Times explains better than I:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/americas/trump-bolsonaro-brazil-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare