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points by leandrod 4 days ago | 0 comments

An opaque, illegal system. Brazilian law states votes must be counted publicly.

And now, any hopes of a paper trail have been permanently laid to rest.

The paper trail thing has always been a myth. I say this as a Brazilian American who votes in both. The Brazilian system is far superior.

[–] matheusmoreira 4 days ago

The idea was to have the best of both worlds. Electronic voting plus a paper vote that gets automatically printed and deposited into a sealed box. Fast vote counting, plus the paper votes as the ultimate source of truth.

[–] raphaelcosta 4 days ago

Everything was fine when Jair Bolsonaro won, and even during the first round of this election. The logic here is crazy!

[–] matheusmoreira 4 days ago

I've always defended the paper trail. I'd be defending the paper trail even if Bolsonaro had won today.

There is no contradiction here. When it comes to elections, there should be exactly zero room for doubt.