You don’t need a master’s degree in mathematics or statistics to look at these numbers and start asking questions. So why can questioning election results in Brazil potentially lead to criminal investigations?

I’m living in the South-East in Brazil in the middle of nowhere. Yesterday, I drove 45 minutes to the next pharmacy to pick up my autism medication. And guys, I live in a very sparsely populated area. People here know about my political views, and some even follow me on this platform. Several people (those at the gas station and the pharmacist) brought up the elections. And you know what? They were whispering. Literally whispering. They no longer dare to speak their minds. They told me how difficult things have become. They’re afraid that even the slightest criticism could get Alexandre de Moraes to send someone after them. They no longer feel safe because of the authoritarian central government. And that’s despite the fact that my entire region, and pretty much all of southern Brazil, is overwhelmingly conservative. What’s happening to Brazil is extremely frightening. It’s as if an entire population is being held hostage by a Supreme Court judge who thinks he’s God, and a president who was once convicted of corruption and whose political opponents are being pushed aside, just like the communists once did in the Soviet Union. I hope the right finally unites and, if necessary, even breaks away from the tyrannical regime in Brasília. People have the right to freedom and self-determination. Here in Brazil and everywhere else in the world.