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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:21 PM Jul 2020

Facebook Removes 73 False Accounts Connect to The Bolsonaro Family

Some of the 73 accounts are associated with the spread of hatred and political attacks

Jul.9.2020 1:35PM

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Renato Onofre
Patrícia Campos Mello
SÃO PAULO and BRASÍLIA

Facebook removed 73 accounts connected to people in president Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, sons, and associates. Some of these accounts promoted hate and political attacks.

Facebook removed 35 Facebook accounts and 38 Instagram accounts, which, according to the company, manipulated the platform before and after Bolsonaro became president. This included creating fictitious people who passed for reporters.



Tercio Arnaud Tomaz with Jair Bolsonaro.Foto:facebook/tercio arnaud tomaz - nofacebook/tercio arnaud tomaz

The social media platform identified pages and accounts with offensive content toward political adversaries connected to Tércio Arnaud Tomaz, 31, a special assistant for the President. He is part of the group called the "cabinet of hate."

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/07/facebook-removes-73-false-accounts-connect-to-the-bolsonaro-family.shtml

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