A viral post alleges that the new president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, created “concentration camps to mix children and the elderly”, after the invasion of buildings in Praça dos Três Poderes, on January 8, which led to several arrests. . “Despite hundreds of videos, the Bolivarian police of the thief were unwilling or unwilling to separate the wheat from the chaff and placed them all in large fields, without any legal due process,” reads a Facebook post. This is, however, an erroneous statement.

If we look at the information contained in that text, several doubts arise: the author does not provide any information about which “concentration camps” he refers to; He also does not mention what data he bases on to launch the suspicion that there are concentration camps in Brazil; nor does it indicate which sources support the information. Doubts that become more relevant given the seriousness of the complaint.

That being said, further research is necessary to understand which “concentration camps” the author is referring to. In fact, this adjective was made by several users, more linked to Bolsonarismo, a chain of voters that was, in essence, the engine of the demonstrations on January 1 that led to the invasion of various democratic institutions in Brazil. By the way, this adjective was made by those who ended up detained in the gym of the National Academy of Federal Police in Brasilia. The term used, which recalls one of the most tragic moments in our collective history associated with the former Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, was associated with criticism of the food given to detainees.

It is important to note that this publication has previously been denied in Brazil, with no deaths recorded. Not one, not two, not three. Zero. The Federal Police came to clarify to G1 that there were no deaths after several Bolsonaro supporters were arrested in Brasilia. It would be hard to imagine someone who is or was in a concentration camp having such easy access to a cell phone or even a so-called normal meal.

In addition, there is no evidence to date, by the Brazilian judicial authorities or others, that there has been, in the context of these arrests, any serious and systematic violation of the human or civil rights of the protesters who took control of the buildings of the Planalto, Congress and Federal Supreme Court on January 8.

Conclution

It is not true that three elderly people died in supposed “concentration camps” created after the Bolsonaristas invaded various democratic institutions in Brazil. It is a conspiracy theory, which began to be launched precisely by the people detained by the Federal Police in that place. Since then, all these accusations have been denied.

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

WRONG

In the Facebook rating system this content is:

FALSE: Main content claims are factually inaccurate. This option generally corresponds to “fake” or “mostly fake” ratings on fact check sites.

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