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In February 2019, Lula's sentence was expanded after he received a separate 13-year sentence.<ref>Martel, Frances (February 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/02/07/brazil-sentences-socialist-ex-president-lula-to-another-13-years-in-prison-bringing-total-to-25/ Brazil Sentences Socialist Ex-President Lula to Another 13 Years in Prison, Bringing Total to 25]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 9, 2019.</ref> However, on November 8, 2019, Lula was released from prison after a Brazilian Supreme Court decision that did not apply to him specifically.<ref>Trevisani, Paulo; Forero, Juan (November 8, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-judge-orders-release-of-former-president-lula-da-silva-11573243399 Former Brazilian President ‘Lula’ da Silva Released From Jail]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref><ref>Boadle, Anthony; Benassatto, Leonardo (November 8, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-court/lula-leaves-prison-firing-up-brazils-left-and-right-idUSKBN1XI1YC Lula leaves prison, firing up Brazil's left and right]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 9, 2019.</ref>

In February 2019, Lula's sentence was expanded after he received a separate 13-year sentence.<ref>Martel, Frances (February 9, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/02/07/brazil-sentences-socialist-ex-president-lula-to-another-13-years-in-prison-bringing-total-to-25/ Brazil Sentences Socialist Ex-President Lula to Another 13 Years in Prison, Bringing Total to 25]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 9, 2019.</ref> However, on November 8, 2019, Lula was released from prison after a Brazilian Supreme Court decision that did not apply to him specifically.<ref>Trevisani, Paulo; Forero, Juan (November 8, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-judge-orders-release-of-former-president-lula-da-silva-11573243399 Former Brazilian President ‘Lula’ da Silva Released From Jail]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref><ref>Boadle, Anthony; Benassatto, Leonardo (November 8, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-court/lula-leaves-prison-firing-up-brazils-left-and-right-idUSKBN1XI1YC Lula leaves prison, firing up Brazil's left and right]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 9, 2019.</ref>

He ran for president against President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] in the rigged and corrupt [[Brazil presidential election, 2022|2022 election]], the media declared Lula as the "winner" and he took over on January 1st, 2023, illegally seizing power over the nation.  On January 8, the people of Brazil took over the buildings of the three powers of the government; later on, a number of them were illegally arrested by Lula-backing police jackboots and were forced into a concentration camp.

He ran for president against President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] in the rigged and corrupt [[Brazil presidential election, 2022|2022 election]], the media declared Lula as the "winner" and he took over on January 1, 2023, illegally seizing power over the nation.  On January 8, the people of Brazil took over the buildings of the three powers of the government; later on, a number of them were illegally arrested by Lula-backing police jackboots and were forced into a concentration camp.

==2022 presidential election==

==2022 presidential election==

[[File:Brazil 2022 election.jpg|thumbnail]]

[[File:Brazil 2022 election.jpg|thumbnail]]

[[File:Vote difference between Bolsonaro and Lula in 2022.jpg|thumbnail|An statistic anomaly with a chance of 0% occurred on the difference of the votes between both candidates, when the difference was normal at first, since the 70% every update only added more votes to Lula than to Bolsonaro until the end of the count, this is explicit in the graphic that at first shows a normal difference with spikes and the lines become plain at the end.<ref>[https://youtu.be/i_jGVaid4NE?t=578]</ref>]]

[[File:Vote difference between Bolsonaro and Lula in 2022.jpg|thumbnail|An statistic anomaly with a chance of 0% occurred on the difference of the votes between both candidates, when the difference was normal at first, since the 70% every update only added more votes to Lula than to Bolsonaro until the end of the count, this is explicit in the graphic that at first shows a normal difference with spikes and the lines become plain at the end.<ref>[https://youtu.be/i_jGVaid4NE?t=578]</ref>]]

President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] was described as a top target of the Left heading into his 2022 re-election campaign.<ref>Freire, Emma (April 26, 2021). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-global-left-is-gunning-for-brazils-bolsonaro/ The Global Left Is Gunning For Brazil’s Bolsonaro]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref> The official results showed that former Socialist President, Lula da Silva won against Bolsonaro in the first round that was held on October 2, both candidates passed to the second round of October 30 in which the results also flipped in favor of Lula. President Bolsonaro picked general Walter Souza Braga Netto as Vicepresident candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/mundo/bolsonaro/elecciones-brasil-se-decanta-un-general-como-vice-e-irrita-al-poderoso-centrao-n5473179|title=Elecciones en Brasil: Bolsonaro se decanta por un general como vice e irrita al poderoso "centrão"|date=June 28 2022|publisher=Ámbito|language=es}}</ref> [[President Trump]] supported Bolsonaro in the election affirming that "has done a great job for the wonderful people of Brazil."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2022/09/08/trump-respalda-a-bolsonaro-de-cara-a-las-elecciones-de-octubre-en-brasil/|title=Trump respalda a Bolsonaro de cara a las elecciones de octubre en Brasil|publisher=El Mostrador|date=September 8, 2022|language=es}}</ref> and that Bolsonaro will "never let you down" as well as that he is respected worldwide.

President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] was described as a top target of the Left heading into his 2022 re-election campaign.<ref>Freire, Emma (April 26, 2021). [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-global-left-is-gunning-for-brazils-bolsonaro/ The Global Left Is Gunning For Brazil’s Bolsonaro]. ''The American Conservative''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref> The official results showed that former Socialist President, Lula da Silva won against Bolsonaro in the first round that was held on October 2, both candidates passed to the second round of October 30 in which the results also flipped in favor of Lula. President Bolsonaro picked general Walter Souza Braga Netto as Vicepresident candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/mundo/bolsonaro/elecciones-brasil-se-decanta-un-general-como-vice-e-irrita-al-poderoso-centrao-n5473179|title=Elecciones en Brasil: Bolsonaro se decanta por un general como vice e irrita al poderoso "centrão"|date=June 28, 2022|publisher=Ámbito|language=es}}</ref> [[President Trump]] supported Bolsonaro in the election affirming that "has done a great job for the wonderful people of Brazil."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2022/09/08/trump-respalda-a-bolsonaro-de-cara-a-las-elecciones-de-octubre-en-brasil/|title=Trump respalda a Bolsonaro de cara a las elecciones de octubre en Brasil|publisher=El Mostrador|date=September 8, 2022|language=es}}</ref> and that Bolsonaro will "never let you down" as well as that he is respected worldwide.

During the campaign, the Bicentennial of the Independence of Brazil happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mundo/noticia/bolsonaro-convierte-celebracion-del-bicentenario-de-brasil-en-acto-de-campana-contra-lula-hay-que-extirpar-a-este-tipo-de-personas-de-la-vida-publica/EO4XPIO6LJC6RP4CK5KH3XCNKU/|title=Bolsonaro convierte celebración del bicentenario de Brasil en acto de campaña contra Lula: “Hay que extirpar a este tipo de personas de la vida pública”|date=September 7, 2022|publisher=La Tercera|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2022/09/08/brazil-s-bicentennial-celebrations-bolsonaro-says-he-will-defeat-evil|publisher=MercoPress|date=September 8, 2022|title=Brazil's Bicentennial Celebrations: Bolsonaro says he will defeat evil}}</ref> Neymar football player supported Bolsonaro.  

During the campaign, the Bicentennial of the Independence of Brazil happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mundo/noticia/bolsonaro-convierte-celebracion-del-bicentenario-de-brasil-en-acto-de-campana-contra-lula-hay-que-extirpar-a-este-tipo-de-personas-de-la-vida-publica/EO4XPIO6LJC6RP4CK5KH3XCNKU/|title=Bolsonaro convierte celebración del bicentenario de Brasil en acto de campaña contra Lula: "Hay que extirpar a este tipo de personas de la vida pública"|date=September 7, 2022|publisher=La Tercera|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2022/09/08/brazil-s-bicentennial-celebrations-bolsonaro-says-he-will-defeat-evil|publisher=MercoPress|date=September 8, 2022|title=Brazil's Bicentennial Celebrations: Bolsonaro says he will defeat evil}}</ref> Neymar football player supported Bolsonaro.  

[[File:Alexandre de Morães.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left|Alexandre de Morães, President of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE).]]

[[File:Alexandre de Morães.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left|Alexandre de Morães, President of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE).]]

The Supreme Electoral Court censored (in colaboration with [[Big Tech]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2020/noticia/2020/09/30/tse-lanca-parceria-com-whatsapp-para-coibir-disparos-em-massa-nas-eleicoes.ghtml|publisher=Globo|title=TSE lança parceria com redes sociais contra desinformação durante a campanha eleitoral|date=September 30, 2022|language=pt}}</ref> a lot of posts in support of President Bolsonaro in Social Media, alleging "Fake News" against Lula when calling him corrupt. The main counterweight to the power of President Jair Bolsonaro was the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. Now many fear that the organism will become a threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://panampost.com/oriana-rivas/2022/10/21/censura-en-brasil-corrupto-lula/|publisher=Panam Post|title=Censura en Brasil estaría yendo «muy lejos»: prohibido llamar «corrupto» a Lula|date=October 21, 2022|language=es}}</ref> The Supreme Electoral Court President, Alexandre de Morães, ordered the arrest of a conservative congressman, Daniel Silveira, center, after Silveira criticized Morães and other court judges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/es/2022/09/26/espanol/brasil-bolsonaro-supremo-tribunal.html|title=¿El máximo tribunal de Brasil se extralimita en su defensa de la democracia?|publisher=The New York Times|date=September 26, 2022|language=es}}</ref>

The Supreme Electoral Court censored (in collaboration with [[Big Tech]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2020/noticia/2020/09/30/tse-lanca-parceria-com-whatsapp-para-coibir-disparos-em-massa-nas-eleicoes.ghtml|publisher=Globo|title=TSE lança parceria com redes sociais contra desinformação durante a campanha eleitoral|date=September 30, 2022|language=pt}}</ref> a lot of posts in support of President Bolsonaro in Social Media, alleging "Fake News" against Lula when calling him corrupt. The main counterweight to the power of President Jair Bolsonaro was the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. Now many fear that the organism will become a threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://panampost.com/oriana-rivas/2022/10/21/censura-en-brasil-corrupto-lula/|publisher=Panam Post|title=Censura en Brasil estaría yendo "muy lejos": prohibido llamar "corrupto" a Lula|date=October 21, 2022|language=es}}</ref> The Supreme Electoral Court President, Alexandre de Morães, ordered the arrest of a conservative congressman, Daniel Silveira, center, after Silveira criticized Morães and other court judges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/es/2022/09/26/espanol/brasil-bolsonaro-supremo-tribunal.html|title=¿El máximo tribunal de Brasil se extralimita en su defensa de la democracia?|publisher=The New York Times|date=September 26, 2022|language=es}}</ref>

In both rounds of the election Bolsonaro started winning in the counting of the votes until the end in which the results started favoring Lula (very similar to what happend in the United States in 2020).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/es/presidenciales-en-brasil-bolsonaro-y-lula-pelean-voto-a-voto-las-elecciones/a-63599513|publisher=DW|title=Presidenciales en Brasil: Bolsonaro y Lula pelean voto a voto las elecciones|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mundo/noticia/segunda-vuelta-en-brasil-lula-aventaja-a-bolsonaro-y-rompe-el-empate-tecnico/JWGM6VE7AFFPZBX4Z2CFOYZ3AI/|title=Segunda vuelta en Brasil: Lula aventaja a Bolsonaro y rompe el empate técnico|publisher=La Tercera|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Internacional/2022/10/30/1077051/elecciones-brasil-primeros-resultados-bolsonaro.html|publisher=Emol|title=Tensión total en Brasil: Bolsonaro supera por menos de un punto a Lula en la segunda vuelta presidencial|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The voting system in Brazil is totally electronic since 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chequeado.com/el-explicador/como-funciona-el-sistema-de-voto-electronico-en-brasil/|title=Explicadores

In both rounds of the election Bolsonaro started winning in the counting of the votes until the end in which the results started favoring Lula (very similar to what happened in the United States in 2020).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/es/presidenciales-en-brasil-bolsonaro-y-lula-pelean-voto-a-voto-las-elecciones/a-63599513|publisher=DW|title=Presidenciales en Brasil: Bolsonaro y Lula pelean voto a voto las elecciones|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/mundo/noticia/segunda-vuelta-en-brasil-lula-aventaja-a-bolsonaro-y-rompe-el-empate-tecnico/JWGM6VE7AFFPZBX4Z2CFOYZ3AI/|title=Segunda vuelta en Brasil: Lula aventaja a Bolsonaro y rompe el empate técnico|publisher=La Tercera|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Internacional/2022/10/30/1077051/elecciones-brasil-primeros-resultados-bolsonaro.html|publisher=Emol|title=Tensión total en Brasil: Bolsonaro supera por menos de un punto a Lula en la segunda vuelta presidencial|language=es|date=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The voting system in Brazil is totally electronic since 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chequeado.com/el-explicador/como-funciona-el-sistema-de-voto-electronico-en-brasil/|title=Explicadores

Elecciones en Brasil 2022: ¿cómo funciona el sistema de voto electrónico?|publisher=Chequeado|date=October 23, 2022|language=es}}</ref> with machines and not physical ballots, President Bolsonaro tried to reform it but the Judicial System blocked the reform alleging it wasn't possible to implement and the Congress supported it with 229 votes in favor against 218 against but that wasn't enough to reform the Constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-08-11/bolsonaro-sufre-una-gran-derrota-politica-al-rechazar-el-congreso-su-propuesta-para-cambiar-el-sistema-de-voto.html|title=Bolsonaro sufre una gran derrota política al rechazar el Congreso su propuesta para cambiar el sistema de voto|language=es|publisher=El País|date=August 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnamericas.com/es/noticias/congreso-frena-planes-de-bolsonaro-de-abandonar-el-voto-electronico|title=Congreso frena planes de Bolsonaro de abandonar el voto electrónico|date=August 11, 2022|language=es|publisher=BN América}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poder360.com.br/governo/camara-enterra-voto-impresso-e-derrota-jair-bolsonaro/|title=Câmara enterra voto impresso e derrota Jair Bolsonaro|publisher=Poder 360|date=Augusto 10, 2022|language=pt}}</ref>

Elecciones en Brasil 2022: ¿cómo funciona el sistema de voto electrónico?|publisher=Chequeado|date=October 23, 2022|language=es}}</ref> with machines and not physical ballots, President Bolsonaro tried to reform it but the Judicial System blocked the reform alleging it wasn't possible to implement and the Congress supported it with 229 votes in favor against 218 against but that wasn't enough to reform the Constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-08-11/bolsonaro-sufre-una-gran-derrota-politica-al-rechazar-el-congreso-su-propuesta-para-cambiar-el-sistema-de-voto.html|title=Bolsonaro sufre una gran derrota política al rechazar el Congreso su propuesta para cambiar el sistema de voto|language=es|publisher=El País|date=August 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnamericas.com/es/noticias/congreso-frena-planes-de-bolsonaro-de-abandonar-el-voto-electronico|title=Congreso frena planes de Bolsonaro de abandonar el voto electrónico|date=August 11, 2022|language=es|publisher=BN América}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poder360.com.br/governo/camara-enterra-voto-impresso-e-derrota-jair-bolsonaro/|title=Câmara enterra voto impresso e derrota Jair Bolsonaro|publisher=Poder 360|date=Augusto 10, 2022|language=pt}}</ref>

Communications Minister Fábio Faria said that 154,085 paid radio campaign ads for Bolsonaro were not broadcast in Brazil from October 7-21, 2022.<ref>https://www.poder360.com.br/eleicoes/ao-vivo-bolsonaro-fala-a-jornalistas/</ref> In Brazil the institution that organizes elections is run by the Judicial Branch that has many judges introduced by the Worker's Party (PT).

Communications Minister Fábio Faria said that 154,085 paid radio campaign ads for Bolsonaro were not broadcast in Brazil from October 7–21, 2022.<ref>https://www.poder360.com.br/eleicoes/ao-vivo-bolsonaro-fala-a-jornalistas/</ref> In Brazil the institution that organizes elections is run by the Judicial Branch that has many judges introduced by the Worker's Party (PT).

Bolsonaro said that with physical ballots he wouldn't have questions about the voting system, and that the military should watch the voting process. "Accepting proposals from the Armed Forces, the chances of fraud are close to zero. If you have a security system for your home, will you accept it or not? Why don't other countries adopt this system? Can we no longer question? […] Where will this authoritarian escalation go? […] Clean and transparent elections should not be questioned anywhere. How much do I trust from 0 to 10 in the polls? I trust '10' in Paraguay, Colombia, Chile, France, which is the vote on paper. For the rest, we have to be concerned. […] I initially supported the electronic vote, then the printed vote. […] Parliamentarians like Simone Tebet, Roberto Requião, Ciro Gomes have already defended a printed vote. Now, am I wrong? I want transparency" said the President.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/eleicoes-2022/bolsonaro-volta-a-questionar-seguranca-da-urna-escalada-autoritaria|title=Bolsonaro volta a questionar segurança da urna: “Escalada autoritária”|publisher=Metrópoles|date=September 6, 2022|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/noticias-d042b05ba18de9765185ac3b27c61967|publisher=AP News|date=September 6, 2022|language=es|title=Bolsonaro alimenta dudas sobre sistema electoral brasileño}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2021/08/06/610d554ae4d4d8440b8b462a.html|title=Bolsonaro denuncia "fraude" en el voto electrónico de cara a las elecciones de 2022|date=September 6, 2022|publisher=El Mundo|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/08/03/bolsonaro-insistio-en-que-el-voto-electronico-hara-que-brasil-siga-el-rumbo-de-venezuela-y-argentina/|title=Bolsonaro insistió en que el voto electrónico hará que Brasil siga el rumbo de Venezuela y Argentina|date=August 3, 2022|language=es|publisher=Infobae}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/desaconsejan-el-voto-electronico-y-plantean-que-corte-electoral-debe-acelerar-resultados-202210175034|title=Investigación desaconseja el voto electrónico y plantea que Corte Electoral debe acelerar procesamiento de resultados|publisher=El Observador (Uruguay)|language=es|date=October 17, 2022}}</ref>

Bolsonaro said that with physical ballots he wouldn't have questions about the voting system, and that the military should watch the voting process. "Accepting proposals from the Armed Forces, the chances of fraud are close to zero. If you have a security system for your home, will you accept it or not? Why don't other countries adopt this system? Can we no longer question? […] Where will this authoritarian escalation go? […] Clean and transparent elections should not be questioned anywhere. How much do I trust from 0 to 10 in the polls? I trust '10' in Paraguay, Colombia, Chile, France, which is the vote on paper. For the rest, we have to be concerned. […] I initially supported the electronic vote, then the printed vote. […] Parliamentarians like Simone Tebet, Roberto Requião, Ciro Gomes have already defended a printed vote. Now, am I wrong? I want transparency" said the President.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/eleicoes-2022/bolsonaro-volta-a-questionar-seguranca-da-urna-escalada-autoritaria|title=Bolsonaro volta a questionar segurança da urna: "Escalada autoritária"|publisher=Metrópoles|date=September 6, 2022|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/noticias-d042b05ba18de9765185ac3b27c61967|publisher=AP News|date=September 6, 2022|language=es|title=Bolsonaro alimenta dudas sobre sistema electoral brasileño}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2021/08/06/610d554ae4d4d8440b8b462a.html|title=Bolsonaro denuncia "fraude" en el voto electrónico de cara a las elecciones de 2022|date=September 6, 2022|publisher=El Mundo|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/08/03/bolsonaro-insistio-en-que-el-voto-electronico-hara-que-brasil-siga-el-rumbo-de-venezuela-y-argentina/|title=Bolsonaro insistió en que el voto electrónico hará que Brasil siga el rumbo de Venezuela y Argentina|date=August 3, 2022|language=es|publisher=Infobae}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/desaconsejan-el-voto-electronico-y-plantean-que-corte-electoral-debe-acelerar-resultados-202210175034|title=Investigación desaconseja el voto electrónico y plantea que Corte Electoral debe acelerar procesamiento de resultados|publisher=El Observador (Uruguay)|language=es|date=October 17, 2022}}</ref>

They did the same thing to Jair Bolsonaro as to [[Keiko Fujimori]] in Peru in 2016, where they both obtained a parliamentary majority but lost the Presidency. Bolsonaro's candidates won important State governorships such as Sao Paulo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-bolsonarismo-mantendra-un-fuerte-poder-gobernara-san-pablo-y-controlara-el-congreso-nid30102022/|title=El bolsonarismo mantendrá un fuerte poder: gobernará San Pablo y controlará el Congreso|date=October 30, 2022|publisher=La Nación (AR)|language=es}}</ref>

They did the same thing to Jair Bolsonaro as to [[Keiko Fujimori]] in Peru in 2016, where they both obtained a parliamentary majority but lost the Presidency. Bolsonaro's candidates won important State governorships such as São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-bolsonarismo-mantendra-un-fuerte-poder-gobernara-san-pablo-y-controlara-el-congreso-nid30102022/|title=El bolsonarismo mantendrá un fuerte poder: gobernará San Pablo y controlará el Congreso|date=October 30, 2022|publisher=La Nación (AR)|language=es}}</ref>

In the Brazilian system the invalid votes are put in place by the machines when a candidate is not recognized, this sparked suspicion on how many valid votes were transformed into invalid. The invalid and blank votes could have made a different in the alleged result as they combined are 5.7 million votes, more than the difference of 2.13 votes between the two candidates according to the official results.

In the Brazilian system the invalid votes are put in place by the machines when a candidate is not recognized, this sparked suspicion on how many valid votes were transformed into invalid. The invalid and blank votes could have made a different in the alleged result as they combined are 5.7 million votes, more than the difference of 2.13 votes between the two candidates according to the official results.

On November 4, a video made by the [[Argentinian]] [[Fernando Cerimedo]] (director of the newspaper "La Derecha")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/latinoamerica/latinoamerica_brasil/brazil-was-stolen-auditoria-privada-muestra-anomalias-en-los-resultados-de-las-elecciones-de-brasil|title=Brazil Was Stolen: Auditoría privada muestra anomalías en los resultados de las elecciones de Brasil|date=November 5, 2022|publisher=La Derecha Diario|language=es}}</ref> about a private audit started circulating on internet, the video is called #BrazilWasStolen and can only be found in Alt Tech such as [[Odysee]] and [[Rumble]]. The main argument is that in all machines from to 2020 (audited) had more votes for Bolsonaro, while the machines made prior to the 2020 (non-audited, 2015 or prior) model have significantly less votes, the machines were compared in the same voting locations, explaining that neighbors that tend to vote similarly change the pattern in the base of the machines, something very unusual and that suggests human manipulation of electronic ballot machines. The audit used public and official datasets taken from the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE).<ref>[https://brazilwasstolen.com/en/ Brazil Was Stolen Documents in English]</ref>

On November 4, a video made by the [[Argentinian]] [[Fernando Cerimedo]] (director of the newspaper "La Derecha")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/latinoamerica/latinoamerica_brasil/brazil-was-stolen-auditoria-privada-muestra-anomalias-en-los-resultados-de-las-elecciones-de-brasil|title=Brazil Was Stolen: Auditoría privada muestra anomalías en los resultados de las elecciones de Brasil|date=November 5, 2022|publisher=La Derecha Diario|language=es}}</ref> about a private audit started circulating on internet, the video is called #BrazilWasStolen and can only be found in Alt Tech such as [[Odysee]] and [[Rumble]]. The main argument is that in all machines from to 2020 (audited) had more votes for Bolsonaro, while the machines made prior to the 2020 (non-audited, 2015 or prior) model have significantly less votes, the machines were compared in the same voting locations, explaining that neighbors that tend to vote similarly change the pattern in the base of the machines, something very unusual and that suggests human manipulation of electronic ballot machines. The audit used public and official datasets taken from the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE).<ref>[https://brazilwasstolen.com/en/ Brazil Was Stolen Documents in English]</ref>

"I see no explanation for Bolsonaro having zero votes in hundreds of polls", says the economist and former vice-presidential candidate for the candidacy of Soraya Thronicke, Marcos Cintra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oantagonista.uol.com.br/brasil/nao-vejo-explicacao-para-bolsonaro-ter-zero-votos-em-centenas-de-urnas-diz-vice-de-soraya-thronicke|title=“Não vejo explicação para Bolsonaro ter zero votos em centenas de urnas”, diz vice de Soraya|publisher=O Antagonista|date=November 5, 2022|language=pt}}</ref>

"I see no explanation for Bolsonaro having zero votes in hundreds of polls", says the economist and former vice-presidential candidate for the candidacy of Soraya Thronicke, Marcos Cintra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oantagonista.uol.com.br/brasil/nao-vejo-explicacao-para-bolsonaro-ter-zero-votos-em-centenas-de-urnas-diz-vice-de-soraya-thronicke|title="Não vejo explicação para Bolsonaro ter zero votos em centenas de urnas", diz vice de Soraya|publisher=O Antagonista|date=November 5, 2022|language=pt}}</ref>

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