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How pro-Bolsonaro social media bots skew public debate online

Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy), founder of the platform @BotSentinel, which monitors the use of inauthentic accounts, explains. By @nascalzaretto.

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According to the latest narrative of President Bolsonaro's most loyal supporters, there is a "coup" underway against the government. Today, the hashtag in favor of the President - supported mainly by fake accounts - was identified by @BotSentinel

To the Brazilian Report, congresswoman Lídice da Mata, the rapporteur of the Parliamentary Hearings Committee investigating the spread of fake news in Brazil, said that "there is strong evidence" that Eduardo Bolsonaro and his brother Carlos are involved

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Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes denied congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro's request to close the Committee: "These investigations are vitally important for unraveling the work of organized gangs that [...] act as digital militia," Mr. Mendes said.
Congressman Alexandre Frota, a former ally of President Bolsonaro, also said during the CPI that the president's son Carlos Bolsonaro coordinates a "digital militia."
This Monday, Mr. Bolsonaro has appointed Detective Rolando Alexandre as the new Federal Police Chief. Mr. Alexandre is close to Alexandre Ramagem, a family friend of the Bolsonaros and the president's first choice for the job...
Mr. Ramagem's appointment was blocked by the Supreme Court due to his proximity to the president's family. Suspicion was raised after former Justice Minister Sergio Moro accused Bolsonaro of wanting a Federal Police Chief who would leak confidential information to the president.
Mr. Alexandre Ramagem is a close friend of Carlos Bolsonaro — the president’s second-eldest son, who is under federal investigation for allegedly coordinating an illegal fake news operation to smear adversaries.

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To the Parliamentary Investigation Committee, Sen. Angelo Coronel, said that Carlos Bolsonaro was responsible for his father social media since the campaign in 2018.
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