For Washington, Brazilians must be able to have "confidence" in their elections

The United States said on Thursday that Brazilians must be able to have

in their electoral system, the integrity of which is regularly questioned, without evidence, by President Jair Bolsonaro who will seek a new mandate in October.

According to the spokesman for American diplomacy Ned Price, Washington has

," he told reporters.

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“It is important that Brazilians, as they prepare for their elections later this year, have confidence in their electoral systems and that Brazil can again demonstrate to the rest of the world the lasting strength of its democracy

,” he added.

Jair Bolsonaro is left behind in the polls by former left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is trying to return to power.

The outgoing far-right president has stepped up attacks on the Brazilian electoral system, and in particular electronic voting, seeming to want to question the legitimacy of the next election in advance without providing evidence.

He is regularly suspected of preparing not to recognize the result in the event of defeat, like Donald Trump in the United States, of whom he is a fervent admirer.

The Republican billionaire's successor to the White House, Democrat Joe Biden, has tried since coming to power in early 2021 to avoid showing tensions with Jair Bolsonaro, and has even sought areas of cooperation, particularly on the climate.

Jair Bolsonaro has publicly confirmed a low-key visit to Brazil last year by CIA chief William Burns, often tasked with carrying sensitive messages from the Biden administration.