A judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered Wednesday (August 4th) the opening of an investigation against President Jair Bolsonaro for disseminating false information, after his constant and unproven attacks against the electoral system.
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Judge Alexandre de Moraes took this decision following a request from the Superior Electoral Court, which announced Monday to open an investigation against the Head of State for "
abuse of political and economic power (...) in his attacks against the electronic voting system and the legitimacy of the 2022 elections
”.