Leonardo DiCaprio reinforces campaign for Brazilians to take voter registration

The saga for people over the age of 16 to take their voter registration card so they can participate in the elections in October this year ends next Wednesday (4). And several famous and even illustrious people from outside the country have helped in this conviction. Now it was the turn of the star Leonardo DiCaprio to reinforce the campaign.

Through social networks, he sent a message to Brazilians. “Thanks to the heroes of democracy in Brazil who are helping young people register to vote. To learn more about how to get your title online by May 4, visit the website,” he posted.

The informal and spontaneous campaign led by the artists takes place after the Superior Electoral Court, TSE, registered the smallest number of 16 and 17 year olds with voter registration in history. If in 2018, the year of the last presidential elections, this number was 1.4 million people in February, this year only 830,000 individuals in the age group had taken the document in the same month.

Brazilian pop singer of greater international projection, Anitta encouraged the registration of the voter registration by her fans through her Twitter account. “So now that’s it, did you ask me for a photo when you found me somewhere? If you’re over 16, I’ll only take a photo if I have a photo of the voter registration card.”

Directly from the United States, Mark Ruffalo, famous for films like “Suddenly 30”, also supported the campaign, drawing a parallel with the last elections in his home country. “In 2020, Americans only ousted Donald Trump because a record number of voters made use of their democratic rights, especially young people. To defeat Bolsonaro, Brazilians aged 16 and 17 need to register to vote in the next election,” he wrote in the post. Twitter.

​Ex-BBB winner of the last edition of the reality show, having more recently launched her music career, Juliette Freire wrote on Twitter: “Voting is one of the best ways to express our voice within democracy, perhaps the most powerful. saddened by the information that the number of 16 and 17 year olds who have taken the title is one of the lowest in history”.

Zeca Pagodinho, samba and pagode icon who has more than 500,000 followers on Twitter, also joined the campaign and published a video on the social network encouraging the issuance of voter registration. “It’s very easy to take or transfer the title these days! It’s online and no biometrics needed! Deadline is May 4th, don’t leave it to the last minute!” the artist wrote.