# Controversies involving Cuiabá Councilor Rafael Ranalli > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/controversies-involving-cuiab-councilor-rafael-ranalli > Updated: 2026-10-28T19:38:17.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. Cuiabá City Councilor Rafael Ranalli (PL) has faced multiple controversies following the Brazilian presidential elections. Initially, the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso received formal complaints regarding social media posts that targeted voters in Brazil’s Northeast region. Ranalli shared an image of an animal head superimposed over a map of the Northeast, which critics identified as xenophobic. Ranalli denied these allegations, stating he was criticizing political voting patterns rather than the population and clarified he was using a “jackal” to target the “vote for number 13.” Subsequently, Ranalli sparked further debate by defending the right of business owners to dismiss employees based on their political affiliations, specifically suggesting employers should be free to fire workers who voted for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He also expressed skepticism regarding the reliability of electronic voting machines, calling for independent audits and characterizing certain election procedures as suspicious. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-28: Cuiabá Councilor Rafael Ranalli challenges voting system and labor rights Cuiabá Councilor Rafael Ranalli defended employers' rights to fire leftist employees and questioned the reliability of Brazil's electronic voting system, calling for independent audits. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cuiab-councilor-rafael-ranalli-challenges-voting-system-and-labor-rights ### 2026-10-07: Rafael Ranalli faces complaints over Northeast Brazil posts Cuiabá councilor Rafael Ranalli faces complaints from the Mato Grosso Public Ministry after posting an image associating Northeastern Brazilian voters with an animal following the presidential election. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rafael-ranalli-faces-complaints-over-northeast-brazil-posts --- Cite as: Controversies involving Cuiabá Councilor Rafael Ranalli. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/controversies-involving-cuiab-councilor-rafael-ranalli