Brasília – Delegates from at least 24 countries and dignitaries from the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) and from international bodies such as the Organization of American States (OAS) have confirmed their presence in Brazil for the October 5th elections. The delegations, hailing from countries including Angola, Zambia, Nicaragua, Canada, Romania and Dominican Republic, intend to witness first-hand how the electronic voting system works.
Lodging and air travel costs will be met by the delegates. The visiting group will be over 60-strong and their schedule begins on Thursday (2nd), three days prior to the election, including lectures about the organization of the general elections in Brazil and visits to the National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court (TSE, in the Portuguese acronym) and the Voting Museum. The entire program will have simultaneous translation into English, French and Spanish.
On election day, the delegates will witness the voting onsite. “They will be able to see the opening of the boxes, the voting proceedings, the closing of the boxes and finally the vote count at the TSE,” the head of the TSE’s International Affairs advisory, Tarcisio Costa. Although the TSE has offered six options of capital cities in which for the visitors to see the voting process; they all of chose Brasília, excepting the Cameroonian delegation, which opted for São Paulo.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
