ACM Neto attributes electoral defeat in Bahia to his opponent's 'low level' campaign

In his first statement after losing the election for the government of Bahia, ACM Neto (União Brasil) attributed the defeat to what he called a "low level" campaign carried out by his opponents. "I would first like to thank the Bahians for the significant vote we had, for the beautiful campaign that took place this year. The result, I think, reflects a low-level campaign carried out at the end of this election by the current governor, which went downhill, went into personal attacks, into lies."

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Earlier, the candidate for state deputy Elielson de Jesus Santos, better known as Percata, was taken to the police station suspected of "exiting the polls" in Laje, in the lower south of Bahia. An electoral crime occurs when there is an attempt to convince voters to vote for a specific candidate, party or coalition on election day. g1 tries to locate the politician's defense to hear the other side.

Re-elected, Jerônimo Rodrigues (PT) said that Bahia "will continue to move forward". "We have come this far because every Bahian man and woman believed in our project. Now, let's roll up our sleeves and head to the second round of elections, alongside President Lula, to guarantee the victory of democracy. Let's fight!", said the governor in his first post on social media after the victory.

During voting this Sunday (4), a 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disrespecting two poll workers at a polling station in Aramari, in the interior of Bahia.

According to the Civil Police, he became angry after being prevented from moving to the front of the line to accompany his 78-year-old mother, who had just voted. Find out more in the report.