Folha de S.Paulo
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Oct 19, 2026
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He's not the only one losing his cool either.
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Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo covered the first presidential debate between Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Lula.
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According to the paper, the entire debate was utterly devoid of any actual policy discussion.
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None at all?
Nick EspinosaHOST
They also said that Meta's AI chatbot on WhatsApp refused to generate campaign images for Lula, but it did so for Bolsonaro, the authoritarian, or the son of the authoritarian, who's also authoritarian, for the record.
Nick EspinosaHOST
Then, the newspaper in Brazil, Folha de S- Paulo, basically reported on internal Meta messages, and according to Folha, Meta employees acknowledged that Lula's Instagram accounts were hindered by restrictions during the election while their platform actually recommended Bolsonaro's profile and WhatsApp channel.
Nick EspinosaHOST
That is clear election tampering, and Meta says basically there were, quote, unquote, "known technical issues, not political interference," and that any suggestion that it favors, uh, one side or the other is false.
Nick EspinosaHOST
Yeah, right.
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Oh, absolutely.
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In Brazil, Folha de S.Paulo reports that President Lula is throwing a staggering 290 billion reals at the cost of living crisis, largely motivated by his upcoming re-election campaign.
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Right.
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He's slashing fuel taxes, heavily expanding student aid, and even implementing free public transport on weekends.
Tim FoleyNARRATOR
Meta's own employees have acknowledged election interference favoring Bolsonaro over Lula, as Reuters reports.
Tim FoleyNARRATOR
Quote, Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during the country's election, newspaper Folha de São Paulo reported on Friday, citing messages it reviewed.
Tim FoleyNARRATOR
The messages also acknowledged the platform recommended the profile of challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, as well as his WhatsApp channel, according to the report.
Tim FoleyNARRATOR
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The state just sits there while private guys control the communication grid.
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And that control bleeds straight into politics, which brings us to the huge story out of Brazil from Folha de S.Paulo today.
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Yeah, the leaked Meta messages.
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Right.
Paulo Celso PereiraPANELIST
...pra Renata.
Paulo Celso PereiraPANELIST
Você trabalhou com ela diretamente, né, na Folha.
Vera MagalhãesHOST
Nem posso falar, sou impedida de falar da Renata Lo Prete [risos].
Paulo Celso PereiraPANELIST
É, exatamente, mas ela realmente é, é excepcional, acho que a entrevista foi muito boa e, e, e, e até m-mais por ela.
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Okay.
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Folha de S.Paulo shows an absolute dead heat in the presidential race.
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You've got Flavio Bolsonaro at 51% and the incumbent Lula at 49% of the valid votes.
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Yeah, that is a statistical tie well within the margin of error.
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Right.
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Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo is tracking a major scandal today involving WhatsApp.
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Meta's AI tool on the platform Apparently generated highly sophisticated campaign propaganda for the right-wing presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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It's very grounded in the physical reality of the city, but then you pivot to Brazil, and Folha de S.Paulo treats this like an impending institutional earthquake.
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The tone there is heavily speculative.
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Very much so.
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Oh, absolutely.
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We are looking at a global scramble where leaders are drastically pivoting their core ideologies just to survive the next election cycle.
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cycle.The front page of Folha de S.Paulo out of Brazil maps this out perfectly today.
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It's wild to watch.
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The emergency demonstrates how wildfires threaten more than forests, placing additional pressure on public healthcare, vulnerable communities, and the infrastructure needed to respond to environmental crises.
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For further information, see Brazilian Ministry of Health and Folha de S.Paulo.
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Colombia's electricity debt crisis deepens concerns over El Niño power shortages.
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Colombia's president has renewed an urgent appeal to Congress for one point two trillion Colombian pesos in electricity sector funding as El Niño threatens power supplies.
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