In this file photo taken on April 24, 2022, US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks with Amazon workers during a rally outside the company building in Staten Island, New York. Photo: Kena Betancur / AFP/FileSource: AFPUS senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday urged Brazilians of all stripes to respect the outcome of presidential elections and reject political violence, in a message tweeted by fellow leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Leading in the opinion polls, ex-president Lula will be facing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a first round of elections on Sunday. "It is one where both the winners and the losers of elections must respect the results and where political violence or the threat of political violence is always unacceptable." Sanders sought to impart on Brazilians the importance of voting "at a time that democracies all over the world are under attack and we are seeing nations move towards authoritarianism."

Source: Daily Nation September 30, 2022 07:52 UTC