BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian congressional committee voted against a constitutional amendment to adopt printed ballots on Thursday, in a major defeat for far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
The 34-member committee voted 23 to 11 to shelve the amendment that Bolsonaro had advocated for weeks, claiming the country’s electronic voting system is open to fraud.
His opponents say his unfounded claims of fraud are aimed at sowing doubts in case he loses next year’s election.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Sandra Maler)
