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Left-wing groups in at least three countries launch digital campaign channels
Lula turned the presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro around in a result described as unprecedented.
The shift came in Brazil’s election on Sunday, October 25.
Left-wing groups in at least three countries created digital campaign channels as those countries approached election periods.
The channels were inspired by a WhatsApp operation led by André Janones, an elected Brazilian lawmaker.
Janones had led left-wing mobilisation in Brazil’s runoff.
The approach is spreading beyond Brazil as groups prepare for elections, though the countries are not named.
Left-wing groups in at least three countries have created digital campaign channels inspired by a WhatsApp channel led by Brazilian politician André Janones.
The channels were launched as those countries approach election periods.
The move followed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reported turnaround against Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential race.
Janones’s channel helped lead left-wing mobilization in the runoff, according to UOL.
- Who
- Left-wing leaders in at least three countries, and Brazilian politician André Janones.
- What
- They created digital campaign channels inspired by Janones’s WhatsApp channel.
- When
- After Sunday the 25th; the article was published on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- In at least three countries whose names were not stated.
- Why
- The channels were inspired by Janones’s WhatsApp channel, which led left-wing mobilization in Brazil’s runoff.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lula turned around the presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the article.
Left-wing leaders in at least three countries created digital channels inspired by Janones’s WhatsApp channel.
- Countries
- At least 3; names not stated
- Brazilian politician
- André Janones
- Inspiration
- Janones’s WhatsApp channel, which led left-wing mobilization in the runoff
- Publication date
- October 31, 2026
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