Bolsonaro Says Capitol Attacks May Also Happen In Brazil

Presiden Brasil Jair Bolsonaro (Sumber: Commons Wikimedia)

JAKARTA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the attack on the Capitol Building, Washington, United States (US) was a form of people's distrust of the vote counting process. Bolsonaro said that could have happened in Brazil if the vote count had been done electronically.

Launching Reuters, Friday, January 8, the vote in the general election (Election) for the US president on November 3 was praised by the world for being fast and efficient. However, Bolsonaro argues that voting can be manipulated because the counting is done electronically.

"What happened in the American elections? Basically, what was the cause of the whole crisis? Lack of confidence in the US election vote, "he told supporters.

Not only that, Bolsonaro, who is known to be an admirer of US President Donald Trump, accused the US vote of being very fraudulent. US elections, said Bolsonaro that there are people who vote three or four times, and the dead have voted. However, the allegations are without evidence.

"Here in Brazil, if there is electronic voting, it will be the same. There is fraud, ”he said. "If we don't print ballots by 2022, as a way of auditing votes, we'll have a bigger problem than the United States."

Previously, Bolsonaro had advised his country to return to using ballots for the Brazilian presidential election in 2022. The plan was part of maintaining justice in the existing democratic process in Brazil.