The last Brazilian elections dictated the victory of Lula da Silva over his main opponent, Jair Bolsonaro, but the social protest continues in Brazil, both in the streets and on social networks. An Instagram post on November 6 stated the following: “The international audit has just published its report with irrefutable evidence of fraud in the elections. Brazil was stolen!” The post itself, despite ‘chatSeveral international newspapers, such as the New York Times or ABC, do not clarify what the “international audit” is about, nor the official source. After detailed verification, it turns out that this is a fake post.

Analyzing the shared image, the most significant element presented in the mail it is the flag of Brazil, in black and white, with the hashtag #BrasilWasStolen (or “Brazil was stolen”). With this graphic element alone, it is not possible to verify that, in fact, the Brazilian elections were the object of fraud that dictated the victory of Lula da Silva.

On the other hand, and although the denunciation of an alleged fraud was promoted by supporters of the Bolsonaro campaign, the truth is that the still Brazilian president ended up giving up the victory, although he did not say so publicly or even congratulate his opponent for it. the result, and the presidential transition process is already underway. However, the still president reportedly told the judges of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil that everything was “over”, that is, that the elections were over and that he himself would not oppose the next steps that would be taken to hand over the portfolio. presidential election to Lula da Silva.

Bolsonaro tells judges of the Federal Supreme Court that the election has ended

It is also important to point out, with regard to these allegations of fraud, that several newspapers, including the New York Times, assured that international observers did not report any type of irregularity that could jeopardize the final result of these elections. This is the guarantee given by another international fact-checker, PolitiFact, which considered this publication false.

Finally, it should also be noted that, as reported by UOL Notícias, a Brazilian media outlet, said international observers dictated and confirmed Lula da Silva’s victory in the 2022 presidential elections.

conclusion

There is absolutely no evidence that this year’s Brazilian presidential election was rigged. Both international observers and the Brazilian and foreign press confirmed the legality of the entire process. Even the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, despite not having congratulated Lula da Silva, did not prevent the transition process from proceeding normally. The publication in question talks about an international audit but does not share that same audit or the source of this alleged news.

Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:

WRONG

In the Facebook rating system this content is:

FAKE: Main content claims are factually inaccurate. This option generally corresponds to “fake” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking sites.

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