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1 | Brazil: “Do It Yourself” Clean Elections | Brezila: “Ataovinareo irery” Diovy ny Fifidianana |
2 | [This post was originally published on Ushahidi's blog. | [Ity lahatsoratra ity dia nivoaka voalohany tao amin'ny bilaogin'ny Ushahidi. |
3 | Ushahidi is an open-source mapping tool that was developed in Kenya at a time of crisis in 2008 and has since been used for crowdsourcing worldwide.] | Ny Ushahidi dia fitaovana malalaka fanaovana tatitra mampiasa ny sarintany natsangana tany Kenya nandritra ny olan'ny taona 2008 sady nanomboka teo dia nampiasaina hitrandrahana loharanom-baovao avy any ifotony maneran-tany.] |
4 | School children being told to chant candidates' names by their teachers. | Ankizy mpianatra teren'ireo mpampianatra azy ireo hiventy ny anaran'ireo mpirotsaka hodifiana. |
5 | Civil servants getting sacked for not campaigning for their political bosses. | Mpiasam-bahoaka roahana satria tsy nanao fampielezan-kevitra ho an'ny lehiben'izy ireo. |
6 | Zinc roofing being traded for votes. | Tafo fanitso atakalo vatom-pifidianana. |
7 | The public wholesaling of voters' personal data to campaigners. | Varoboba ny mombamomba ireo olona mpifidy atao amin'ireo mpanao fampielezan-kevitra. |
8 | Death threats to those who denounce electoral crimes. | Fandrahoana ho faty atao an'ireo mitoroka heloka bevava momba ny fifidianana. |
9 | Welcome to the unpleasant side of Brazilian electioneering. | Tongasoa eo amin'ny lafy maharikorikon'ny fifidianana Breziliana. |
10 | These are just some of the reports coming from Eleitor 2010, a “crowdsourcing” project aiming to facilitate citizen reports of abuses of the electoral process in Brazil. | Ireo dia sombintsombiny ihany amin'ireo tatitra avy amin'ny Eleitor 2010, tetikasa iray “fanangonam-baovaoa ifotony” mikendry ny hanamorana ny fitateran'olon-tsotra ireo fanitsakitsahana ny lalam-pifidianna any Brezila. |
11 | In the largest democracy in Latin America - with over 120 million voters - this year, voters go to the polls they will be choosing the successor of one of the country's most popular Presidents in history (Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva) but also voting on governors, a large portion of Congress. | Eo anivon'ny demokrasia lehibe indrindra any Amerika Latina - ahitàna mpifidy maherin'ny 120 tapitrisa - tamin'ity taona ity, hamonjy biraom-pifidianana ireo mpifidy ary hifidy izay hisolo ny iray amin'ireo Filoham-pirenena isan'ny nalaza teo amin'ny tantaran'ny firenena (Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva) nefa koa sady hifidy ireo governora, ampahany betsaka ao amin'ny Kongresy. |
12 | Eleitor2010 website | Tanonkalan'ny Eleitor2010 |
13 | Every country has its own unique political culture and oddities. | Samy manana ny politikany sy ny zavatra kidaladalany manokana avy ny firenena tsirairay. |
14 | Even the most minimal democracy has its own rules around electioneering, the mechanics of the vote, and ensuring that the state regulates the electoral process. | Na dia ny demokrasia faran'izay bitika indrindra aza dia manana ny lalàna mifehy ny fifidianany, ny fomba fandatsaham-bato, ary miantoka fa ny fanjakana no handrindra ny fizoran'ny fifidianana. |
15 | Brazil was one of the first democracies of its size to use electronic voting machines. | Brezila no isan'ny voalohany amin'ireo demokrasia mitovy lenta aminy mampiasa ny fitaovana elektronika amin'ny fifidianana. |
16 | It also has compulsory voting. | Manana ihany koa izy ny fifidianana terena. |
17 | But other aspects of its electoral process are unique, including attempts to strictly regulate of online campaigning, vote buying and what are called “showmícios” (concert-rallies). | Saingy tokana an-tany ny endrika hafa amin'ny dingam-pifidianany, isan'izany ny ezaka ho fanaraha-maso hentitra ny fampielezan-kevitra anaty aterineto, ny fividianana vatom-pifidianana ary izay antsoina hoe “showmícios” (seho an-tsehatra-famoriam-bahoaka). |
18 | Brazil has very clear and comprehensive laws regulating elections but the problem is enforcing these laws. | Brezila dia manana lalàna mifehy ny fifidianana mazava tsara sy mora takarina saingy ny olana dia ny fampiharana ireny lalàna ireny. |
19 | There is a real culture of politicians subverting the law, maintaining a privileged position as patrons of voters in Brazil. | Tena misy marina tokoa ny kolontsain'ireo mpanao politika manitsaka ny lalàna, mamikotra amina toerana misy tombontsoa toy ny hoe lehiben'ny fifidiana any Brezila. |
20 | This stems from a distant colonial past and continued persistent inequality, where entrenched elite interests have maintained themselves. | Io dia manana ny fotony lavitra be tany amin'ny vanim-potoanan'ny fanjanahana ary nitohy nametraka tsy fitoviana raiki-tampisaka, izay maha-voatazona fotsiny amin'izao ny tombontsoan'ireo sangany. |
21 | The idea behind Eleitor 2010, which is a purely volunteer, non-partisan project run by a virtual team with zero funding, is to engage the voter beyond the day of the election. | Ny hevitra fonosin'ny Eleitor 2010, izay tena an-tsitrapo tsotra izao, tetikasa tsy miandany izay tarika virtoaly no mampihodina azy tsy misy famantsiam-bola akory, dia ny hanome andraikitra ny mpifidy aorian'ny androm-pifidianana. |
22 | According to Paula Góes and Diego Casaes, its creators - who met via Twitter and now collaborate on Global Voices Online, the project is to promote critical and active citizenship, that challenges some of the arcane and undemocratic practices mentioned above. | Raha ny voalazan'i Paula Góes sy Diego Casaes, mpamorona azy ity - izay nifanena tao amin'ny Twitter ary ankehitriny dia miara-mifarimbona ho an'ny Global Voices Online, ilay tetikasa dia ho fanomezan-danja ny maha olom-pirenena sahy manakiana sy mavitrika, izay mifaninana amin'ny sasany amin'ireo fomba fanao maizimaizina sy mifanohitra amin'ny demokrasia voatanisa tetsy ambony. |
23 | Eleitor 2010 runs on the open source software Ushahidi, a web-based platform which received much attention for its utility in mapping incidents after the Haiti earthquake, driven by SMS reports from the ground. | Eleitor 2010 dia mihodina eo ambonina sehatra rindrambaiko malalaka Ushahidi, sehatra iray mitoetra eo amin'ny tranonkala izay misarika ny saina tokoa noho ny zava-bitany namoahana an-tsarintany ny zava-doza taorian'ny horohorontany tany Haiti, amin'ny alalan'ny SMS avy eny ifotony (an-kianja). |
24 | Ushahidi has yet to reach its full potential as an election monitoring platform, say Góes and Casaes. | Tsy mbola tena nahatratra ny tena tanjany anefa ny Ushahidi amin'ny maha-sehatra fanaraha-maso ny fifidianana azy, hoy Góes sy Casaes. |
25 | With an estimated 25% of the country online every day, and one of the highest mobile subscriber rates in Latin America, they hope Brazil could be the place where it comes of age this year. | Miaraka amin'ny fisian'ny 25% miditra aterineto manerana ny firenena isanandro, sy ny maha iray isan'ny manana taha avo indrindra amin'ny fampiasana ny finday any Amerika Latina azy, manantena izy ireo fa amin'ity taona ity dia i Brezila no ho toerana hahamatotra azy io. |
26 | Four weeks away from the election, Eleitor 2010 already has 230+ reports, from every state in the country, and from the most remote areas. | Herinandro efatra mialoha ny fifidianana, efa manana tatitra maherin'ny 230 sahady ny Eleitor 2010, avy amin'ny faritra rehetra manerana ny firenena, ary avy amin'ireo faritra tena lavitr'andriana. |
27 | However, it is an uphill battle to get the message out about the platform, in a country where broadcast and print media are still strong, held in the hands of a privileged elite bent on defending its interests. | Na izany aza, tolona lavitr'ezaka isanandro ny fandefasana hafatra ho fampahafantarana ilay sehatra, ao anatina firenena izay mbola tena matanjaka/manjaka tokoa ny fampielezam-peo sy ny gazety an-tsoratra, eo am-pelatanan'ireo sangany manana tombontsoa ka tsy manana tanjona afa-tsy ny hiarovana izany. |
28 | Despite this, the communications team at Eleitor 2010 has generated some media attention, and networking with other online transparency initiatives has been crucial. | Na misy an'io aza anefa, nahasarika ny sain'ireo mpampahalala vaovao ny ekipan'ny serasera avy amin'ny Eleitor 2010, ary tena nitàna toerana lehibe tamin'izany ny asa fifarimboana tanaty tambajotra niarahana tamin'ireo fandraisan'andraikitra mangarahara hafa teo amin'ny aterineto. |
29 | Google recently featured Eleitor 2010 on its page dedicated to the Brazilian elections. | Tsy ela akory izay dia navoitran'ny Google tao anatin'ny pejiny natokana ho an'ny fifidianana Breziliana ny Eleitor 2010. |
30 | Góes and Casaes hope that with their awareness campaign - on social networks including Orkut with over 40 million users, partnerships with networks of internet cafés, NGOs, and social movements - Eleitor 2010 will break through and change the way thousands of voters engage in the electoral process. | Manantena i Góes sy Casaes fa avy amin'ny fanentanan-dry zareo ho fandraisan'andraikitra - any amin'ireo tambajotra sosialy toy ny Orkut izay ahitàna mpampiasa maherin'ny 40 tapitrisa, fiaraha-miombon'antoka amin'ireo tambajotrana trano mpanome tolotra aterineto (cybercafé), ireo ONG (fikambanana tsy miankina), ary ireo hetsika ara-tsosialy - i Eleitor 2010 dia handrava sy hanova ny fomba fanaon'ireo mpifidy an'arivony mirotsaka amin'ny resa-pifidianana. |
31 | Through the plaftorm, some entertaining anecdotes have already come to light, well in advance of the October 3 vote. | Tamin'ny alalan'ilay sehatra, tantara mahatsikaiky vitsivitsy sahady no efa niseho masoandro, mialoha lavitra ny fifidianana ny 3 Oktobra. |
32 | Voters caught one man in a small town in the interior selling off Twitter accounts with 40,000+ followers for the sickeningly low price of US$125. | Lehilahy iray no tratran'ny olona tao amina tanana kely iray tao afovoan' ny firenena nivrotra kaonty Twitter misy mpanaraka maherin'ny 40,000 tamina vidiny ambany dia ambany 125 dolara Amerikana. |
33 | This is illegal under Brazilian electoral law. | Tsy ara-dalàna izany raha ny lalam-pifidianana Breziliana. |
34 | When confronted, the man in question gave more incriminating evidence and then threatened to sue Eleitor 2010. | Rehef a nifanatrehana, dia nanome porofo mampivarahontsana ilay lehilahy voatanisa etoana ary avy eo nandrahona hitory ny Eleitor 2010. |
35 | The evidence, including screenshots and transcript of a chat with him, were delivered to the Electoral Courts. | Ny porofo, ahitàna dikasarina fàfana sy dikan'ny tsaty nifanaovana taminy, dia natolotra ho an'ny Fitsarana misahana ny Fifidianana. |
36 | Another comic report from São Paulo, where teachers at a school illegally encouraged children to chant for two candidates, one for mayor and one for President, and it backfired with children instinctively chanting “Lula!” | Tatitra hafa mahatsikaiky avy any São Paulo, izay andrisihan'ireo mpampianatra amin'ny fomba tsy ara-dalàna ny mpianany hankalaza olona roa mpirotsaka ho fidiana, ny iray ho ben'ny tanàna ary ny iray ho Filoham-pirenena, ary dia nifototra ity izy satria tampotampoka teo dia nihiaka ny “Lula!” |
37 | “Lula!” | “Lula!” ireo mpianatra. |
38 | The video circulated widely, and has had over 70,000 views. | Niely patrana eran-tany ilay video, ary efa 70,000 mahery no isan'ireo mpijery azony. |
39 | Another video that raised eyebrows was one by blogger Ricardo Gama of a VW bus owned by the City Hall being used for a campaign in Rio de Janeiro. | Video iray hafa nampivanaka sy nahavariana ny iray an'i Ricardo Gama, mpitoraka bilaogy, misy fiarabe VW an'ny Lapan'ny tanàna nampiasaina tamin'ny fampielezan-kevitra tao Rio de Janeiro. |
40 | The blogger shouts “Are you carrying electoral propaganda in the car of the City Hall? | Miventy ilay mpitoraka bilaogy: “Mitatitra mpanao fampielezan-kevitra ho amin'ny fifidianana amin'ny fiaraben'ny Lapan'ny tanàna ve ianareo? |
41 | This is an electoral crime! | Heloka bevava arapifidiana izao! |
42 | I filmed it. | Nalaiko sary iyy. |
43 | I am going to denounce you.” | Hitory anareo aho. |
44 | From the north of Brazil, in the state of Maranhão, word reached Eleitor 2010 that a network of evangelical churches was offering to “trade” 3,000 votes for “support” after the election. | Avy tany avaratr'i Brezila indray, tao amin'ny tanànan'i Maranhão, tonga tany ampoto-tsofin'ny Eleitor 2010 ny feo fa hoe ny tambajotran'ny fiangonana evanjelika iray dia mifampiraharaha “hanome” vato miisa 3,000 ho takalon'ny “fanohanana” aorian'ny fifidianana. |
45 | In the state of São Paulo, one Bishop implored the faithful not to support President Lula's chosen successor, Dilma Roussef. | Ao an-tanànan'i São Paulo, mpitarika ara-pivavahana iray no miangavy ny mpino tsy hanohana an'i Dilma Roussef, nofidian'ny Filoha Lula ho mpisolo azy. |
46 | These examples indicate how this platform and online, participatory tools will be of use in years to come. | Ireo ohatra rehetra ireo dia maneho ny ho filàna an'ity sehatra sy fitaovana fandraisan'anjara mandalo aterineto ity afaka taona vitsy. |
47 | No matter whether it goes “viral” and becomes a household name, Eleitor 2010 and other transparency initiatives have already become game-changers this election year. | Tsy olana na ho lasa lasa “areti-mifindra” sy hanjary ho anara-malza izy ity, ny Eleitor 2010 sy ireo fandraisana andraikitra mangarahara hafa dia efa nanjary lasa mpilalao mpitondra fiovàna amin'ny fifidianan'ity taona ity. |