Jair Bolsonaro's latest act of evil.

UOL columnist Josias de Souza said on election Sunday that the conclusion reached by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), that "the police operations of the PRF (Federal Highway Police) in the states 'in no case prevented voters from casting their ballots,' seemed "fragile and precarious." 

During a press conference held Sunday afternoon regarding the attempted coup by highway patrol officers, Moraes also said that the police had been ordered to halt the actions. 

According to TV Globo, most of the operations carried out by the Federal Highway Police took place in the Northeast, with 272 actions in total (49,5%). In the North, there were 59 (10,7%), 48 in the Southeast (8,74%), and 48 in the South (8,74%).

This attack on the electoral process didn't start now. A meeting at the Alvorada Palace with coordinators of Bolsonaro's campaign took place on the 19th and sealed the criminal action of the Federal Highway Police.

To justify a much more intensive operation in the Northeast, Bolsonaro's argument was that it was necessary to combat the illegal transportation of voters "mainly" in that region.

Why should the operation be so much more intense in the Northeast? There's no acceptable explanation, but Bolsonaro's reasoning is easy to understand: there are many more Lula voters in the Northeast, and these voters depend much more on public transportation to get to the polls. 

Federal deputy Paulo Teixeira, from the Workers' Party (PT) in São Paulo, discovered Bolsonaro's plan to prevent Lula's voters from voting, and also that the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the Federal Police (PF) could be used to interfere in the electoral process in a way that would benefit the president and harm the former president. He denounced this, triggering action by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

Despite Moraes publicly stating that the Bolsonaro strategy had been thwarted and that the Federal Highway Police operations did not prevent Lula voters from voting, the aforementioned UOL columnist doubted this. And, in fact, the Federal Highway Police operations only stopped after the polls closed, according to countless complaints from voters who were prevented from moving around. 

How many votes did Lula lose with this action? All that is known is that the Federal Highway Police disobeyed an order from the Superior Electoral Court and stopped at least 610 buses transporting voters in roadblocks on the day of the second round of voting, citing excuses such as bald tires, broken headlights, etc. 

Details: in a single day, more raids were carried out than in the entire first round of voting. 

TSE authorities believe that the extent of the damage to Lula is impossible to predict, especially since it is unknown whether this number of vehicles prevented from continuing their journey is just the tip of the iceberg, even if it involves tens of thousands of barred voters. 

What is known is that Lula's advantage would have been greater without this strategy, premeditated long before the election, thanks to the benefit of the candidate who benefited from it: Bolsonaro. 

This is the last major act of malice Bolsonaro committed before becoming a future ex-president of the Republic, effective January 1st. However, other acts of malice are underway, now as a defeated president. By not publicly acknowledging his "acceptance" of defeat, he fuels the fury of his voters, who continue to talk about promoting coup-like acts, such as those of the truck drivers who are blocking roads while demanding "military intervention."

Bolsonaro is in a dilemma: ALL the most important countries in the world recognized Lula's victory minutes after the election results were announced. Starting with the United States. But everyone should pay attention to the fact that most coups d'état around the world happen against the will of these major countries.