How to report crime and electoral harassment

The second round of the 2022 elections will take place this Sunday, October 30 day, and nothing better than feeling secure about the right to exercise your vote. However, the electoral harassment, determined as a crime, exists and is present mainly in large companies, where bosses are abusing their power to coerce their employees to vote for a certain candidate. We bring you, reader, how to denounce electoral crimes that you may be suffering

What is electoral crime?

Electoral crime is any action or conduct that violates the rights established by electoral legislation during an election period. This practice can be committed either by voters or candidates and the person who commits this type of crime will be subject to penalties that vary according to the seriousness of the infraction, such as imprisonment, detention or payment of a fine. Vote buying, exiting the ballot box, vote fraud and electoral harassment are some of the most common electoral crimes at election time.

Call 191 to report electoral harassment

It has been in operation since Saturday, October 22 day, reporting electoral crimes over the telephone 191, which is originally the number used by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) to handle incidents on highways. Due to the increase in electoral crimes in the midst of the second round, as it is a popular number and covers the entire national scene, this number was provisionally chosen by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security to receive any denunciation of electoral crimes.

Through 191, you will be able to report crimes, such as illegal transport of voters, buying votes, polling station, illegal possession of a weapon and power outages in places that jeopardize the election. It is worth remembering that the PRF will continue to carry out its work attending to highways, but the team will have a reinforcement to deal with problems related to elections.

Sparrow app

With sparrow app, during the 2022 elections, it is possible to report electoral crimes simply and quickly. All complaints made through the app will be under the responsibility of Public Prosecutor's Office. The application, made available free of charge by Superior Electoral Court (TS), allows any citizen to file complaints during the second round of elections in any region of the country.

Reports can be made anonymously and you can report crimes such as vote buying, public machine use, electoral crimes in general e irregular advertisements. It is worth remembering that it is necessary to send at least one proof, such as photo, video ou audio to prove the irregularity. At the app, voters will also be able to ask questions about what can and cannot be done during elections. Download now the version of Sparrow for Android ou IOS.

Check out the video of the Pardal app on the electoral justice channel on YouTube:

Public Ministry of Labor website

If you feel coerced in any way in the work environment, either by colleagues or by your superiors, the voter can also make complaints through the website of the Public Ministry of Labor. Just click on “report it” and fill in the requested information.

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