President of the TSE states that elections are not under concrete threat

The president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), minister Kassio Nunes Marques, said this Saturday (3) that the elections are not "under concrete threat, whether international or from organized crime".

The minister's statement, one day before voting this Sunday (4), comes after the United States government suspended service at embassies and consulates in Brazil on Friday (2) and the Federal Police carried out search and seizure warrants to determine whether there was a risk to diplomatic facilities.

According to Kassio, voters "cannot believe in false information created just to generate turmoil and try to destabilize the holding of the election." "This is taking away one of the most important rights of Brazilian women and men," he stated.

The president of the TSE says that "the intelligence agencies that work in partnership with us do not show any indication" that there are international threats or organized crime.

After this Friday's operation, the PF said that no suspects of involvement with criminal organizations were identified. The corporation stated that it will continue with investigations into seized communications and media equipment, in addition to other measures, if necessary.

"The relevant measures were promptly adopted, and to date no elements that corroborate the risks initially identified have been verified, nor have any suspected involvement with criminal organizations been identified", states the note.

This Saturday, Kassio participated in the ceremony in Brasília that confirmed the integrity and authenticity of the systems installed in the ballot boxes that will be used in these elections.

The objective was to certify that the programs responsible for receiving, processing and totaling the results of the electronic voting machines are in accordance with the versions that were digitally signed and sealed by the Electoral Court in September this year.

The zeroth vote was also issued, which shows that there are no votes in the ballot box, from the presidential and vice-presidential vote. The document was signed by the TSE Information Technology Secretary, Júlio Valente, and international observers.