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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito

Exclusive-Brazil invites EU for the first time to observe its national election

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro take part in an event with members of the Liberal Party and supporters as Bolsonaro presents his candidacy for the next presidential election, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Andressa Anholete

Brazil's top election authority, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), told Reuters on Monday it has invited the European Union for the first time to observe its general elections this year, when President Jair Bolsonaro will seek re-election.

Bolsonaro has questioned the validity of Brazil's electronic voting system and made baseless allegations of fraud in the 2018 race, stirring concerns that he may not accept the results of the October election.

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