Shortly after the publication of a new Ipec survey (formerly Ibope) showing an increase in the distance between PT member Lula (47%) and President Bolsonaro (31%), the Minister of Communications, Fábio Faria, tweeted that the population 'will demand closure' institute after the elections, and cites the Federal Supreme Court.
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Discrediting electoral polls has been one of Bolsonaro's campaign strategies used tirelessly by supporters on social media.
Dispute of narratives on networks and in courts
Eight law panels, comprising at least 44 lawyers, were hired by the four main candidates for Palácio do Planalto. So far, Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), Ciro Gomes (PDT) and Simone Tebet (MDB) have presented more than 138 actions to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Candidates' fights can result in fines and interfere in their opponents' campaigns, removing election advertisements from the air.
Former president Lula (PT), leader of voting intention polls, has already spent R$2,9 million from the electoral fund on lawyers busy with false information released by the campaign of second place, Jair Bolsonaro (PT). There are also actions against hate speech and the use of public services.
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The most recent one focuses on the alleged electoral use of Bolsonaro's official trip to the United Kingdom: during the visit to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, Bolsonaro spoke to supporters from the balcony of the Brazilian ambassador's official residence in London and made a video at a checkpoint fuels to say that gasoline is more expensive there than in Brazil.
Jair Bolsonaro's campaign also focuses on actions that questionThere were false information carried out by the PT, hate speech and accusations of crimes against the president, such as the time he called Bolsonaro a “genocidal” during a campaign event in Piauí. On social media, Bolsonaro also refuted Lula's statements, associating the events of September 7th with the Ku Klux Klan meeting.
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