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Acronym on the cap worn by Lula in Rio has no connection with criminal groups

Supporters and family members of president and re-election candidate Jair Bolsonaro (PL) lie when they claim that the acronym "CPX" - engraved on a cap worn by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) at an event in Rio de Janeiro this Wednesday ( 12) - is associated with criminal groups. In fact, the inscription on the accessory worn by the PT member is the abbreviation of the word "complexo", the name given to a group of favelas in Morro do Alemão.

The topic trended on Twitter this Thursday (13), after the senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and the elected federal deputy Mario Frias (PL) share the false content on their accounts:

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In response to the fake posts, Rene Silva, founder of the newspaper Voz das Comunidades, and the influencer and businessman Felipe neto, spoke out against fake news:

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