Rafael Lange said he missed the deadline to regularize his voter registration and that when he tried to resolve the situation at the beginning of this year, the May 6 deadline had already passed. He stated that he believed Lula would win easily in the first round and did not expect the current situation. After what he called the shock of the first vote, Lange said he decided to take a stand, even though he could not vote, as he considered it important to encourage others to participate. He explained that he had not spoken earlier about the voter registration to avoid discouraging voters and expressed fear that the far-right would use the case to discredit leftist support. Lange acknowledged the mistake and said he was frustrated for not having regularized the document earlier, but he asserted that this did not change his convictions. According to him, he would only be able to regularize the registration in November and would do so as soon as possible. He also said he remained on the same side as those fighting for the same causes. #Eleições2023 #VotoConsciente #Democracia (translated)