Have you been threatened or promised in exchange for your vote? tell the sheet

The case of a businessman who appeared on video coercing employees to vote for Jair Bolsonaro (PL) drew attention to electoral harassment on the eve of the 2022 elections.

In the video, the owner of the company Cerâmica Modelo, in São Miguel do Guamá (PA), promised R$ 200 to employees in the event of Bolsonaro’s victory and said that more than half of the companies in the municipality would close if former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) won.

After investigation, Maurício Lopes Fernandes Júnior closed an agreement with the Public Ministry of Labor in which he had to record a video apologizing, pay compensation of R$ 2 thousand to each of the employees, sign the work card of those who had no registration. , provide PPE’s (personal protection equipment) and pay R$ 150 thousand for collective moral damage.

Coercion or harassment to influence the vote can be framed in article 301 of the Electoral Code. The legislation provides for a penalty of up to four years of imprisonment and payment of a fine for anyone who “uses violence or serious threats to coerce someone to vote, or not to vote, for a particular candidate or party.”

THE Sheet wants to know if you, the reader, have had a similar experience. Have you been threatened or received promises in exchange for your vote for a certain candidate?

Tell us in this form. It will be possible to attach photos or documents that prove the case.