Brazil court to probe Bolsonaro over election fraud claims
By DW
07 August 2021 |
12:18 pm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested he may not accept the results of next year's elections, citing flaws in the voting system. Now the country's electoral court has opened an investigation into his comments.
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