Brazil's outgoing President Bolsonaro challenges election loss, files petition

After Brazil’s new President-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva me a stunning comeback in a very contentious Brazil Presidential election last month, ongoing Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro filed a petition to Brazilian election authorities, CNN reported on Tuesday. In petition, Bolsonaro formally contested results of this year’s Brazil elections. Last month, Lula managed to win fiercely contested election with a narrow margin of 50.9% of votes. 

president-elect is all set to be inaugurated as president on January 1. Bolsonaro who earlier me assertion that he will, “continue to fulfill all commandments of constitution” has not explicitly conceded his defeat. According to CNN, in petition filed on Tuesday, Bolsonaro and leers of Liberal Party claimed that some voting machines were “deliberately” malfunctioned and votes cast through m should be annulled. 

According to CNN, Right-wing Liberal Party me se allegations based on analysis done by a company hired by Bolsonaro’s party. Bolsonaro’s petition claims that if votes from malfunctioned machines are removed Bolsonaro will emerge as winner of Brazil elections. 

Bolsonaro has 24 hours to make amendments to petition to make it to court

Responding to Petition, Brazil’s election authorities demanded amendments to Bolsonaro’s petition. According to CNN, authorities claimed that since same voting machines were used in first round of elections, results of that round need to be incorporated into petition, for it to make it to court. CNN reported that Chief Justice of Supreme Electoral Court, Alexandre Moraes gave former Brazillian President 24 hours to make changes in ir submission. 

Brazil joined “pink tide” after several Latin American countries voted for left-wing parties. election which occurred last month was engulfed with high inflation, limited growth, and rising poverty. Lula me a comeback with more than 60 million votes, highest in Brazilian history. Lula managed to break his own record from 2006 Brazil elections.