Former President Michel Temer is the first to vote at his electoral college in SP | 2020 elections in São Paulo

He arrived in a car, parked in front of the polling station, accompanied by two security guards. Unlike the last elections, he did not take his wife or son.

When asked who would vote for mayor, Temer said he would vote for the candidate chosen by the MDB. In September, the party officially supported Bruno Covas (PSDB). “Vote for my candidate. From the party, ”Temer said, without mentioning the name.

Regarding the expectation for the municipal elections, Temer said that “the best one wins.”

According to the former president, the country is experiencing an important moment that will be demonstrated at the polls. “Everybody wants to vote. Exercise of citizenship. People choose ”.

When asked about the Covid-19 pandemic, Temer said that sanitary measures must be followed to prevent transmission of the virus. “I think everyone will comply. You will go, but you have to use a mask and alcohol ”.

In August of this year, the Third Panel of TRF-1 (Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region) formed a majority to maintain the acquittal of former President Michel Temer (MDB), accused of obstruction of justice in the case of the recording made by the businessman Joesley Batista. in 2017.

The trial was suspended after a request for a hearing and there is no deadline for the continuation of the session. The former president is accused of trying to disrupt Lava Jato investigations involving former money changer Lúcio Funaro and former congressman Eduardo Cunha after JBS businessman Joesley Batista recorded a conversation with him at the Jaburu Palace.