Brazil Prez calls Supreme Court judge 'son of whore!

Brasília: Justice Barroso said that if Bolsonaro's actions were causing such a nuisance... he was doing his job properlyContinuing his feud with the Supreme Court, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil called one of its justices a "son of a whore" even as tensions rose over his claims that the nation's voting system is vulnerable to fraud.

Bolsonaro insulted Luis Roberto Barroso, the top court justice who also heads the Supreme Electoral Court while talking to supporters in Southern Brazil. The president made the insulting remarks during a live broadcast shared on his Facebook account which was later deleted. Speaking at a forum on electoral systems, Justice Barroso said that if his actions were causing such a nuisance, it was a sign he was doing his job properly.For weeks,

Bolsonaro has spoken against the electronic urns used in Brazil and pushed for the adoption of printed receipts that can be counted if any election result is disputed. Like former US president Donald Trump, Bolsonaro is sowing doubts in case he loses next year's presidential election, critics said. He has threatened not to accept the result if the system is not changed.