On social media, the Army colonel published posts in support of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), in addition to disseminating theories that questionThey were concerned about the security of electronic voting machines – no post provided proof. After a report from the Metrópoles portal that revealed the case, Sant'Anna's profile was deleted.
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“According to press investigations, messages shared by the colonel were labeled as false and were used to engage in activism against the same electronic voting machines that, as a technician, he requested accreditation from the TSE to monitor,” wrote Fachin in the opinion sent to General Paulo Sérgio, Minister of Defense.
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The most serious point in this whole story is that, since last week, the colonel was part of the group that analyzed the source code of electronic voting machines. It is worth remembering that the Ministry of Defense urgently requested access to the confidential codes from the TSE last week.
Regarding Fachin's decision to expel Sant'Anna, the Ministry of Defense commented that the supervision of the electronic voting system is technical and that there is no interference with the members' personal positions in the team's work.
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The TSE also denied, this Monday, a request from the Armed Forces for partial access to files from the 2014 and 2018 elections. In the document, Fachin comments that supervisory entities do not have the power to verify past elections.
In the coming weeks, Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the STF will take control of the TSE. As a result, there are expectations that the relationship between the TSE and the Armed Forces will improve, precisely due to the presence of José Levi on the court team. He was former attorney general of Bolsonaro's Union and has a good relationship with Moraes, as shown by the Metrópoles portal.
(Photo at top: Agência Brasil/Marcelo Camargo/Reproduction)
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