The second round of this year’s presidential elections was marked by an explosion of complaints of electoral harassment —attempts by employers to use their power to influence the vote of their employees— made to the MPT (Ministério Público do Trabalho).
Until this Friday (28), there were 2,243 across Brazil, a growth so vertiginous that led the public agency to set up a special duty this weekend, when Brazilians choose who will be the next president: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) or Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
The suspicions involve 1,731 businessmen or public managers and there is at least one case in each Brazilian state.
Considering only absolute numbers, Minas Gerais recorded the highest number and also the fastest growth of complaints, in a movement that, according to prosecutors, gives evidence of a coordinated action between companies and sectors to coerce workers.
In part, Minas Gerais’ numerical leadership is due to the large number of voters in the state: it is the second largest electoral college in the country. When the complaints are divided by the number of voters, Minas loses the first position — although it still maintains a significant number of cases.
It was in Santa Catarina that the largest number of companies denounced was registered in relation to the size of the electorate. 163 employers were or are being investigated by the Public Ministry, equivalent to 29.7 companies for every 1 million voters. In Minas, the proportion is 24.2 companies denounced for every 1 million voters.
As for the total number of complaints received by the MPT (where all complaints are counted, even if there are more than one per company), Tocantins appears in first place: 49 complaints for every 1 million voters. Santa Catarina comes in second place, with 38/1 million; Minas, in third, recorded 33/1 million.
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