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Brazilian election judge orders shutdown of pro-Flávio crypto token site
Brazilian electoral court minister Estela Aranha ordered a cryptocurrency site taken offline on Friday.
The site offered tokens to people who shared “B22” and other content urging voters to support presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.
The order came during the campaign, near the second round of voting.
Aranha said the token offer could amount to an economic reward for spreading election material and could affect fair competition.
She also ordered those behind the project to stop offering tokens or other benefits for related posts, and directed social media platforms to preserve information about accounts linked to it.
Binance’s representative in Brazil was ordered to provide account details connected to the tokens.
Flávio’s campaign said it did not know who created the site and had no connection to it.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court ordered a cryptocurrency site promoting Flávio Bolsonaro taken offline.
Minister Estela Aranha said the site appeared to link economic benefits to sharing political content.
The site offered tokens to users who shared “B22” and material encouraging votes for Bolsonaro.
The case was brought by lawyers for President Lula’s campaign, which is competing against Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro’s campaign said it had no connection to the site or its content.
- Who
- Superior Electoral Court minister Estela Aranha ordered the takedown. The case was brought by lawyers for President Lula’s campaign.
- What
- The court ordered a cryptocurrency site promoting Flávio Bolsonaro taken offline and ordered the suspension of token offers tied to related posts.
- When
- The order was made on Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The minister said the site could be linking economic benefits to political-electoral content, potentially affecting equal opportunities between candidates.
Superior Electoral Court
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign
Connection to the site
Superior Electoral Court
The minister said the site could be a structured mechanism for granting economic benefits linked to political content.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign
The campaign said it did not know who created the site and had no connection to its content or cryptocurrency sales.
Campaign involvement
Superior Electoral Court
The minister cited indications that tokens may have been used to encourage circulation of electoral propaganda online.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign
The campaign said it had no profiles hired to promote products or content and that its official channels were disclosed to the court.
The facts concern the presidential campaign underway, near the second round, a context in which the speed of content spreading on social networks amplifies the effects of the alleged violation and can compromise equal opportunities between competitors.
The campaign does not know who created the site cited, and has no connection to its content or to the sale of cryptocurrencies.
We will get several people who voted for 13 to share B22 on their social networks.
The site goes beyond the mere political expression of supporters.
Folha revealed the case.
Estela Aranha ordered the cryptocurrency site taken offline.
The presidential second round was scheduled to take place.
- Minister
- Estela Aranha
- Court
- Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court
- Token message
- B22
- Candidate promoted
- Flávio Bolsonaro
- Order date
- October 9, 2026
- Scheduled second round
- October 25, 2026
Sources
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