Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Hackers deface Brazil’s Ancine portal with political insults
Hackers took over a portal for Brazil’s National Cinema Agency, known as Ancine, on Monday.
For about an hour, the page displayed insults aimed at President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and people from Brazil’s Northeast.
Its background image included lawmaker Flávio Bolsonaro and a map of the Northeast.
The messages also made claims about film sponsorship, public universities and election manipulation.
Ancine regulates Brazil’s audiovisual industry and was cut back and temporarily paralysed during Jair Bolsonaro’s government from 2018 to 2022.
Agency staff were alerted and the technical team addressed the problem, but the site was still inaccessible afterward.
Hackers invaded a portal for Brazil’s National Film Agency (Ancine) and displayed political insults for about an hour on Monday.
The screen insulted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and people from northeastern Brazil.
Its background image showed Flávio Bolsonaro making a gun gesture, lawmaker Júlia Zanatta holding a whip, and a map of the Northeast in red.
The agency’s technical team fixed the problem, but the site was inaccessible afterward.
Ancine had not commented by the time Folha published its report.
- Who
- Hackers defaced a portal for Brazil’s National Film Agency, Ancine.
- What
- The portal displayed political insults and images linked to Brazilian politicians.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026; the screen was displayed for about an hour.
- Where
- The portal of the Ancine Digital System in Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hackers defaced the Ancine portal, which displayed the screen for about an hour.
The agency’s technical team fixed the problem, but the site was inaccessible.
- Agency
- Ancine, Brazil’s National Film Agency
- Duration
- About one hour
- Politicians shown
- Flávio Bolsonaro and lawmaker Júlia Zanatta
- Portal
- Ancine Digital System
What people are saying
Northeasterners are stupid
You saw it, Bolsonaro’s film sponsorship was approved and Lula the thief’s was under the table
Public universities will burn, you fucking communists
If Flávio doesn’t win, they manipulated the elections with China
Sources
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