President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed Tuesday to prevent foreign and domestic “enemies of democracy” from influencing Brazil’s upcoming polls, amid a simmering row with Washington over alleged election interference.
“We have a modern and robust election system under the watchful eye of a pluralistic citizenry and a free press,” Lula said a the UN. “We will not allow the enemies of democracy, whether domestic or foreign, to undermine the popular will.”
