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Apr 16, 2021 · rassment by what is known as Bolsonaro’s “digital militia.” In one case, online harassment appears to have escalated to a physical attack. After biologist Lucas Ferrante, a doctoral candi-date at INPA, published articles criticizing Bolsonaro’s policies in high-profile journals (including Science), his cellphone and so-
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In early 2021, Brazil’s Federal Police reported to the Supreme Court that it had found evidence of “digital militias”, a criminal organization working online to produce fake news and “attack democratic institutions”. It consisted of an elaborate network of public officials — from the Federal Cabinet all the way to the municipality — creating inauth...
Alexandre de Moraes is a Supreme Court Judge who also took on the presidency of the Electoral Supreme Court earlier this year. He is leading the probes against Bolsonaro’s circle on coordinated campaigns on social media and attacks against democracy. For many on the left, Moraes has become a symbol of institutional pushback against Bolsonaro’s auth...
Brazil’s unprecedented levels of online disinformation are a new and evolving challenge for experienced constitutional lawyers. Some of them are asking the Supreme Court to not sacrifice what is urgent — stopping the flow of disinformation — for what is important, safeguarding democratic processes. For example, earlier this year, Moraes authorized ...
People on Bolsonaro’s side push counternarratives that place the courts as the enemy figure rather than explicitly contradict the investigations. All in all, we can summarize their overarching narrative as follows: “the judiciary does not want Bolsonaro to govern.” As early as 2019, Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro and Federal Dep...
Press freedom still exists in Brazil. Traditional and emerging outlets have “played an important role in pushing back against Bolsonaro's authoritarian attempts,” Martins says. “Pro-government narratives only find space in partisan media outlets aligned with the government and on their own social media channels. The Civic Media Observatory methodol...
Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in the Brazilian presidential election marks the triumph of a new, digital form of totalitarian movement in which masses are the driver of their own manipulation. But this doesn’t make it less harmful than traditional fascist models.
- Antoine Acker
- 2018
Feb 10, 2024 · Former President Jair Bolsonaro and his main allies, both civilian and military, were the target of this operation. The suspicion is that they are involved in an attempted coup aimed at invalidating the 2022 elections, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva emerged victorious.
Mar 25, 2019 · Mr Bolsonaro has vowed to tackle such violence head-on. His campaign promises included arming the population and giving police greater licence to shoot to kill — something they already do with...
Dec 17, 2019 · A former ally of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says the leader has a government-funded "digital militia" that pumps out propaganda targeting the president's enemies. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:...
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Feb 10, 2024 · The investigation’s most prominent target was Almir Garnier, head of the navy during the Bolsonaro government, who police cited as being ready “to put troops on the ground” to help the coup...
