Bolsonaro encourages October vote so that Brazil does not follow Chile's path

Brasilia, March 17 - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has encouraged citizens to participate in a ballot in next October's presidential elections to avoid the victory of the “left”, as happened with Gabriel Borik in Chile on Thursday. “Your decision comes from the vote. The elections will be held this year and everyone should vote for those who they think will help improve the country,” Bolsonaro said in a social media broadcast. All the polls leading up to the October elections showed that he was the favorite of the progressive Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, who ruled between 2003 and 2011 and is the main antagonist of the far-right leader. Bolsonaro, who broadcast during a ceremony that brought together ministers to attend the raising of the flag in the official residence, seemed to allude to its shortcomings, citing what happened in Chile with the electoral victory of Borik, who took office last Friday. “Employees often complain. Look at Chile, but the people who decided in Chile were Omi So, who didn't want to vote for anyone because the left always voted.” So “don't complain,” he said. According to Bolsonaro, “democracy is beautiful and good, but it goes through the voters”, therefore, “this is what happened in another country”, “do not delegate to third parties”, there must be “awareness, understanding and responsibility”. It will be “the future of Brazil.” The far-right leader has not yet expressed his desire for re-election, but he is expected to do so on the 26th at an event prepared by the Liberal Party (PL), which joined at the end of last year. Lula, who has not officially confirmed that no one denies anymore, said on the first day of April that he would announce a broad progressive coalition with a Workers' Party (PT) candidate. net/wgm/copy