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Brazil, Petro proposes a digital activism network to support Lula

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Former Colombian president Gustavo Petro has proposed mobilizing thousands of people in several countries to publish messages in Portuguese in support of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ahead of the October 25 Brazilian presidential run-off against Flávio Bolsonaro, denouncing the use of bots and fake profiles to manipulate voters.

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Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro attended the Zócalo Book Fair in Mexico City, where he made a call for coordinated digital activism among Latin American progressive movements.

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Former Colombian president Gustavo Petro has proposed mobilizing thousands of people in several countries to post messages in Portuguese in support of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ahead of Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro.

Speaking at the Zócalo Book Fair in Mexico City, Petro called for a "united digital activism" of Latin American progressive movements to counter, in his opinion, the use of artificial intelligence and fake profiles to manipulate voters. The former head of state claimed that the bots can generate up to 5,000 messages a day each and proposed reaching the Brazilian public even from cities such as Los Angeles, Miami and Madrid. Petro also said that the use of human profiles could help voters distinguish reality from virtual content and evaluate Lula beyond online campaigns.

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  • Petro's proposed messaging campaign will be activated by activists in several countries ahead of the October 25 runoff.

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  • How many people will actually participate in the message campaign proposed by Petro?
  • Which platforms will be used to disseminate messages in Portuguese?
  • How will the impact of the campaign on the electoral outcome in Brazil be verified?

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This article was originally published by ANSA Mondo.

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