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Bolsonaro holding a cell phone with his right hand in front of his face

The hate machine: how Bolsonaro makes use of algorithmic knowledge

Article

Larissa Andrade Pereira

11/01/2022

15 minutes to read

This paper aims to illustrate how Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro - and his communication strategists also known as the “hate cabinet” - make use of algorithmic knowledge in order to circulate his message and ideology in the hybrid media system.

Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the highest authority on election laws and regulations, tries to fight Fake News during the Presidential Elections, but without regulation by law

How did fake news run voters' opinions in the Brazilian elections

Article

Ana Clara Panontin Scarabelli

29/11/2018

21 minutes to read

Brazilian presidential election of 2018 became internationally known by the extreme rise of fake news. In this context, traditional media reappears as a counter-force for the fast spreads of false information.