Bolsonaro asks supporters to stay near polling stations until the vote count is complete.

(Reuters)- President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) asked his supporters on Tuesday to remain in the area of ​​the polling stations until the end of the vote count after voting in the second round of the presidential election, in which the candidate seeking re-election faces former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

"Next day 30, dressed in green and yellow, we will vote, and more than that, we will remain in the area of ​​the polling station until the results are tallied," Bolsonaro said in a speech to supporters in Pelotas (RS).

Bolsonaro made several attacks on electronic voting machines and the leadership of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) before the first round, and even indicated that he would not accept a possible defeat in the election if he considered that the elections were not clean.

However, the reelection candidate's campaign has instructed allies and even Bolsonaro's base to suspend attacks on the ballot boxes, according to two sources, amid demands from the Federal Audit Court (TCU) to the Ministry of Defense regarding the ballot box inspection report prepared by the Armed Forces in the first round of voting.

On Monday, the Federal Audit Court (TCU) gave the Ministry of Defense 15 days to submit its report on the ballot boxes, arguing that the Armed Forces were one of the entities overseeing the election and that there is a public interest in its disclosure.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bolsonaro denied receiving the electronic voting machine report from the Armed Forces, after saying he would wait for the results before commenting on the legitimacy of the electoral process.

"Who said that I received the report?", Bolsonaro questioned when approached by journalists on the subject, stating that this was "an invention of the press".

Bolsonaro came in second place in the first round of the presidential election with 43,20% of the valid votes, behind Lula, who had 48,43%.