one of the defendants in the trial on the alleged coup plot, points out risks that the new Electoral Code, which is pending in the Senate, can criminalize legitimate criticism of the voting system.
“The new code should not include criminal rules that can be used to punish technical, political or institutional criticism of the electoral system. Criminalizing public opinions or questions threatens freedom of expression, weakens democratic debate and makes room for abuses of authority and censorship,” says Institute’s newsletter, sent to service subscribers.
According to the text, “the fight against misinformation cannot be an instrument of repression of legitimate dissense.”
of the electronic voting system, providing a justification for the attempted institutional break -in scholarships.
He denies and says he only presented a technical study pointing out system failures and suggesting possible improvements to give more reliability to the model.
The institute also points out other problems of code reform, such as the weakening of the role of parties in the inspection of the, and calls for the creation of a digital certificate of proof of vote.
“The new Electoral Code can be a milestone of democratic modernization – or an instrument of institutional weakening. The difference is in the decisions that will be made now,” says the institute.
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