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Bankers and business leaders say Brazil's democracy in 'grave danger'

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The manifesto was signed by some 3,000 leading Brazilian figures.

FILE PHOTO: Roberto Egydio Setubal, CEO of Itau Unibanco attends the final session 'The Global Agenda 2015' in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo

Their letter referred to"unfounded attacks" on the voting system, which Bolsonaro claims is vulnerable to fraud, and"insinuations" that the election results will not be respected. Bolsonaro, who is trailing former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls, has frequently criticized the voting system and proposed that the armed forces be involved in counting the votes.

"Instead, we are facing a moment of immense danger for our democratic institutions and insinuations of contempt for the result of the elections," the letter said.

 

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