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Marinho's accusation and other chapters in the fraud that elected Bolsonaro.

Front to back:

1) Paulo Marinho, a businessman who until recently was part of the inner circle of Bolsonaro supporters, makes a scandalous accusation to Folha de São Paulo. According to the alternate senator for Flávio Bolsonaro, who even lent his own house to serve as headquarters for Bolsonaro's campaign in Rio, the Federal Police warned the "01" (Flávio Bolsonaro) about Operation Furna da Onça, which would uncover the "rachadinha" corruption scheme in the office of the then state deputy in the Alerj (Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly). Even more serious: the Federal Police delegate who illegally passed on the information assured that the Brazilian judicial police would "sit on" the investigation so as not to harm Bolsonaro's campaign in the second round against Fernando Haddad of the PT (Workers' Party).

2) The judge then in charge of Lava Jato, Sérgio Moro, leaked Antônio Palocci's testimony to the press in the final stretch of the first round of the presidential election, containing numerous accusations without evidence against Lula, Dilma, and the PT. The action had the clear purpose of interfering in the election result.

3) Also, just days before the first round of voting, Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux overturned an injunction granted by his colleague Ricardo Lewandowski, prohibiting Folha de São Paulo and any other media outlets from interviewing former President Lula in his Curitiba prison. The violation of the Constitution is even more serious: if interviews were to be conducted, they would have to be subject to prior censorship.

4) Contrary to its standard procedure in previous elections, of displaying the empty chair of the absent candidate, Globo cancels the final debate after Bolsonaro announces he will not attend. Not even an interview with Haddad is scheduled. Bolsonaro's lack of respect for voters and disregard for republican principles, revealed by not participating in any debate in the second round, are seen by the media, Globo in the lead, as a commendable electoral tactic.

5) All complaints filed with the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) by the Haddad/Manuela ticket regarding the barrage of lies, insults, and defamation carried out by the Bolsonaro campaign throughout the campaign are dismissed. All of this was financed by companies, which is prohibited by law.

6) Reporter Patrícia Campos Melo, from Folha de São Paulo, authored an article with a wealth of evidence exposing the inner workings of a scheme to spread defamatory messages via WhatsApp, with millionaire sponsorship from businessmen. If we had a serious and zealous electoral justice system that upheld the integrity of the electoral process, there would be more than enough grounds to disqualify the Bolsonaro/Mourão ticket.

7) An alleged stabbing, at the very least providential for Bolsonaro to hide all his stupidity and incompetence in a hospital ward and enjoy a convenient victimhood narrative, would never become the subject of investigative reporting by the press.

8) Lava Jato fulfills its role in the coup plot, convicting, disqualifying, and imprisoning Lula, the favorite candidate of the Brazilian people.  

9) After a media massacre rarely seen in the country's history, President Dilma is the victim of a coup d'état, without having committed any crime, neither of responsibility nor, much less, a common one. The parliamentary coup has the complicity of the other branches of government. Beforehand, Moro releases an audio recording to Globo of an illegal wiretap of a conversation between a president of the Republic and a former president. The immediate consequence is yet another illegality: Lula is prevented from assuming the position of Chief of Staff.

* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.