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Poll shows Lula and Bolsonaro tied before Brazil’s presidential election | Elections News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/16/poll-shows-lula-and-bolsonaro-tied-before-brazils-presidential-election

It beggars belief that so many are backing the right wing there, especially given Bolsonaro's father's history.

#Brazil #BrazilElections #RightWing

Poll shows Lula and Bolsonaro tied before Brazil’s presidential election

Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro faces new scrutiny over a film funding scandal, which could affect the race.

Al Jazeera

GIGA Institute Oct 1, 2024

All eyes are on #SãoPaulo, where the right’s “old guard” candidate faces the rise of a young, extremist YouTuber. The mid-term #elections to be held on 6 October will serve as a barometer for candidates & parties. See #GIGAFocus by Janaina Maldonado: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/mid-term-elections-brazil-s-far-right-battles-for-bolsonaro-s-legacy?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email #BrazilElections

Mid-Term Elections: Brazil’s Far Right Battles for Bolsonaro’s Legacy

In Brazil’s mid-term elections on 6 October, all eyes will be on São Paulo, where polls show a three-way tie between the right’s “old guard” candidate, a young, extremist YouTuber, and the left-wing nominee, backed by President Lula. The result will be a harbinger for politics in post-Lula Brazil.

Bruna Apr 12, 2023

Brazil Institute está selecionando estagiário/a para o verão! Trabalho presencial com alguma flexibilidade para dias remotos. Fiquem a vontade para espalhar entre seus amigos e colegas. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/internships-the-brazil-institute-0
#jobsearch #brazil #brazilelections

Internships with the Brazil Institute

Wilson Center

DisinfoDocket Mar 28, 2023

How Disinformation on WhatsApp Went From Campaign Weapon to Governmental Propaganda in Brazil https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231160632?ref=disinfodocket.com

#Disinformation #misinformation #whatsapp #Brazil #brazilelections

Juliana de Albuquerque Nov 24, 2022

Today the Irish Times publishes my opinion piece about the Brazilian presidential election: "Repairing the rifts that have been torn in Brazilian society during the Bolsonaro years will not be quick or easy."

Check it out!

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2022/11/23/repairing-the-rifts-that-have-been-torn-in-brazilian-society-during-the-bolsonaro-years-will-not-be-quick-or-easy/

#Brazil #brazilelections #politics #latinamerica #irishtimes

Repairing the rifts that have been torn in Brazilian society during the Bolsonaro years will not be quick or easy

Bolsonaro may have lost the presidency but ‘Bolsonarismo’ the political movement that takes his name, remains very much alive

The Irish Times

VoiceM Nov 24, 2022

This is the reaction, you would expect a court/government to take if someone attempted to greatly undermine its democratic institutions.
#Democracy is being threatened around the world as ppl like #Trump #Putin & #billionaires strive to manipulute politics & society for their own self-serving goals
#Bolsonaro #BrazilPresident #Brazil #BrazilElections #BolsonaroPresidente22

DisinfoDocket Nov 21, 2022

A Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) analysis of social media trends before & after #Brazil’s 2022 presidential runoff found that claims of electoral fraud targeting the Superior Electoral Court, as well as narratives about military intervention, led to a spike in polarizing content #socialmedia #research #brazilelections https://medium.com/dfrlab/election-fraud-narratives-surge-on-brazilian-twitter-following-bolsonaro-defeat-e1876a45a137

Election fraud narratives surge on Brazilian Twitter following Bolsonaro defeat

A DFRLab analysis of social media trends before and after Brazil’s October 2022 presidential runoff found that claims of electoral fraud targeting the Superior Electoral Court, as well as narratives…

DFRLab