Day: 2 July 2023
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been barred from running for public office until 2030
DW » Brazil’s top court ruled that he abused his power ahead of last year’s elections. Judges found that Bolsonaro had used official government channels to boost his own campaign and spread unfounded doubts about Brazil’s electronic voting system.
In a phone call in late 2020, President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state’s presidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found it would overcome Trump’s narrow loss in Arizona, according to three people familiar with the call.
Trump also repeatedly asked Vice President Mike Pence to call Ducey and prod him to find the evidence to substantiate Trump’s claims of fraud, according to two of these people. Pence called Ducey several times to discuss the election, they said, though he did not follow Trump’s directions to pressure the governor.