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The first round of municipal elections is scheduled for October 4. In cities where there is a second round, only municipalities with more than 200,000 voters can have a second round, the scheduled date is October 25. Changing the date of the elections is up to Congress.
“At my will, nothing would change because elections are a vital rite for democracy. Therefore, ideally, we could hold the elections. However, there is a real risk, and at this point, unmistakable, that you may have to postpone them, “said the minister, broadcasting live on a social network promoted by the Association of Magistrates of Brazil (AMB).
Minister Luís Roberto Barroso is elected to the presidency of the Superior Electoral Tribunal.
Barroso also said that he opposed the possibility of organizing municipal elections alongside national elections in 2022, which would require the two-year term of mayors and councilors to be extended for two years.
“I am totally against this possibility. Democracy is made up of periodic elections and alternation of power, ”he said. “The mayors and councilors who are in office right now have been elected for four years.”
For the minister, the excess of names to vote would also compromise the quality of the vote, to make a “conscious choice”.
