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Yesterday, thousands of protesters stormed Brazil's Congress in a coordinated action on social media. The 2021 Capitol riot was relived to the rhythm of samba... and Twitter.
In the weeks leading up to Sunday's violent attacks on Brazil's Congress, social networks The country's streets were filled with calls to attack gas stations, refineries and other infrastructure, as well as to attend a "war cry party" in the country's capital.
Influencers and other users who deny the results of the country's recent presidential elections were very active on social media days before. The organizers posted on Telegram the dates, times and routes of the "Freedom Caravans."
This activism in Internet culminated with buses packed with people disembarking in the capital on Sunday, where they stormed and vandalized three important government buildings, setting fires and creating a climate of fear in the country.
Brazilian analysts have long warned of the risk of an incident similar to the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol occurring in Brazil. After the right lost the elections, the social networks were flooded with misinformation.
In TikTok, researchers found that five out of eight of the top search results for the keyword "ballots" were for terms like "rigged ballots" and "tampered ballots."
At the same time, Facebook and Instagram directed thousands of users who entered basic election-related search terms to groups questioning the integrity of the vote.
In Telegram, a center of organization of the Brazilian extreme right, a viral video removed by the authorities called for the murder of the children of leftist supporters of Lula, they explain in the The Washington Post.
On all social networks Messages calling for a coup have circulated, along with common pro-Bolsonaro hashtags claiming "electoral fraud" and "stolen elections."
Researchers in Brazil said that Twitter In particular, it was a place to keep an eye on because it's heavily used by a right-wing circle of influencers. As a result, several influencers have had their accounts banned in Brazil. TikTok is in the eye of the storm.
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