G6 delivers a letter in solidarity with the President of the Superior Electoral Court and in support of electronic voting machines

The six presidents of the organizations that released the "Pact for Life and for Brazil", in April 2020, and that have already jointly manifested in defense of democracy in Brazil, delivered to the president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Minister Luis Roberto Barroso, a document in which they show their solidarity to the magistrate in the “delicate political moment of the country” and reiterated their “unconditional support to the electronic voting system”.

The meeting took place virtually this Wednesday (August 04), at 6 pm, with the participation of Dom Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB); Eduardo Damian, president of the Electoral Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); José Carlos Dias, president of the Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns Commission for the Defense of Human Rights (Arns Commission); Luiz Davidovich, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC); Paulo Jeronimo de Sousa, president of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI); and Renato Janine Ribeiro, president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC).

The document recognizes the Superior Electoral Court’s mission and points out attempts to disrupt the institutional order, with the purpose of disrupting the country. The threat of not holding the elections in 2022, according to the organizations, “in case the results go against the interests of those who hold power,” is something that cannot be tolerated. The letter also reiterates that the integrity of the electoral process is “entrusted to the Constitution, the greatest guardian of democracy.”

Justice Barroso received the statements of solidarity and reacted positively. “The cause that unites us all is the cause of democracy. We may agree, we may differ, but what characterizes the civilized world is the capacity to treat all people with respect and consideration, even in divergence. Democratic life today is made of a permanent public debate between free and equal people who treat each other with respect and consideration," he said during the event.