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What is real and what is false? The use of IA in the Brazilian elections

The first round of the presidential election was held on Sunday in Brazil, in a elections in which artificial intelligence played an increasingly important role: an avatar of former President Jair Bolsonaro to support his son's candidacy, a clone of a governor to request donations from his voters and campaign jingles created by a few real ones. Disinformation thus became one of the main challenges of these elections.

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Report from Rio de Janeiro: The Bolsonaro Liberal Party is strengthened in the Senate

The legislative elections in Brazil left a key result for the country's political future: the Liberal Party (PL), a formation linked to the former Jair Bolsonaro and which nominated Flávio Bolsonaro for the presidency, significantly expanded his presence in the Senate. The bench will go from 15 to 28 seats, consolidating itself as the greatest political force, which will be key in approving to deny the next president's projects. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent Valeria Saccone gives us more details.

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Do the results of the first round reveal a conservative advance in Brazil?

Brazil closed a first presidential round marked by polarization and the expectation of a definition in balloting. The result of the first round in Brazil is in a context of strengthening conservative and right-wing forces in several Latin American countries. What analysis is there after the results? Ana Tereza Duarte, a politologist at the Federal University of Pernambuco, addresses the issue in France 24.

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Brazil will go second round: Flávio Bolsonaro leads the first round

Brazil is heading for a second presidential round after a polarization-marked election. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro got first place in the first round, but did not reach the majority necessary to avoid shooting. On October 25, he will face the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a contest that will define the political direction of the largest economy in Latin America.

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Simone Pitta: "With this first round you can see a consolidation of bolsonarism in Brazil"

Despite not having been in power in Brazil's last presidential period, and despite the allegations and convictions against former President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup d'état, Bolsonarism managed to consolidate itself in the face of the elections on October 4. Now, Flávio Bolsonaro seeks to position himself as the new president of Brazil in a fight, in the shooting, with the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. What does this triumph mean for the electorate following Bolsonaro? We analyzed it with Simone Pitta, a lawyer and doctor in political science at the University of the Andes.

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Juan Aguiló: "Unlike other Latin American countries, Brazil is a direct competitor"

In a scenario marked by polarization in Brazil, the ultra-right candidate and political heir of his father, Flávio Bolsonaro, and the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is looking for a fourth term, are fighting the shooting. The shadow of the United States was present during the first round of the presidential elections and fueled fears of Washington's interference. To discuss the subject, we spoke with Juan Agulló, sociologist, doctor in Sociology for the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris, France.

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Lula and Bolsonaro go to the shooting: Is it possible to decrease the Brazilian state?

Following the election results in Brazil, which led to the shooting of the president and candidate of the left, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the ultra-right-wing senator, Flávio Bolsonaro, the debate on the size of the state again becomes relevant, in a regional context where several countries discuss reducing their state apparatus. Bolsonaro has proposed to eliminate at least 10 ministries as part of his government plan. To discuss the subject, we spoke with José Luis Oreiro, professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Brasilia.

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Lula and Bolsonaro face in the shooting in Brazil: what can be concluded from the first round?

The right-wing extreme senator Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go on a second round in the Brazilian presidential elections, according to the results of the October 4 elections, with almost 100% surveyed. What can be concluded? We analyze it with our guests: Simone Pitta, lawyer and doctor in political science at the University of the Andes; Juan Agulló, sociologist and doctor in sociology by the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris; and José Luis Oreiro, professor of the Department of Economics of the University of Brasilia.

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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva will face in the shooting in Brazil

With more than 98% of the votes examined and about three points of difference, Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be held in the second round of October 25, after neither of the two candidates managed to obtain the majority (50% + 1) of the votes, according to the results of the High Electoral Court. Report from our correspondent, Valeria Saccone.

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Elections in Brazil: the environment within the polling stations

Brazil celebrates an election day marked by the festive environment and high citizen mobilization. In cities like Rio de Janeiro, thousands of voters go to the polls looking stickers, T-shirts, hats and other symbols of their candidates. While the country elects President, Vice-President, Governors, Members and Senators, political polarization coexists with expressions of enthusiasm and democratic participation.

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