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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Maria Carolina Marcello

Brazil pro-democracy manifestos aim to curb Bolsonaro's election threats

Pro-democracy demonstrators take part in a march in support of two manifestos defending the nation's democratic institutions and electronic voting system, in Brasilia, Brazil August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazilian business leaders, intellectuals and artists gathered on Thursday to read manifestos defending democratic institutions after attacks by President Jair Bolsonaro that have raised fears he could reject the results of October's presidential election.

The far-right leader and former army captain has questioned Brazil's electronic voting system and attacked Supreme Court justices who oversee elections, accusing them without evidence of favoring his leftist rival, who leads in opinion polls.

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