From Al Jazeera · Umar Farooq · · 50s
Brazil's election turns on social media
As Brazil's presidential runoff approaches, social media has become a central campaign battleground between the incumbent and his challenger.
In brief
As Brazil's presidential runoff approaches, social media has become a central campaign battleground between the incumbent and his challenger. Brazil's presidential candidates are campaigning online as well as at rallies ahead of Sunday's runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing…
Brazil's final election round
On Sunday, incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the final round of Brazil's presidential election.
Campaign moves online
The two candidates are appealing to voters not only at rallies but online as well, making social media a key part of their campaign strategy.
Supporters mobilise at Meta
Supporters of President Lula demonstrated outside Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October nineteen, twenty twenty-six, showing the intensity of social media debates.
Here's the gist
Brazil's presidential candidates are campaigning online as well as at rallies ahead of Sunday's runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.
