 The official version of Rede Globo, related in the book "Jornal Nacional - A Notícia Faz História", however, is that the broadcaster did not suppress news of the Diretas Já rally and the rumor that the broadcaster announced the event as part of the commemorations of the city's anniversary is false.In 1982, Rede Globo is alleged to have been complicit in the so-called Proconsult scheme, an attempt at election fraud in the gubernatorial race of state of Rio de Janeiro.The scheme would have prevented the victory of Leonel Brizola, candidate for the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), by counting all blank, invalid, null, and hanging chad votes to his opponent Moreira Franco.