Politics · Brazil · 5 hrs ago
Posts urge firing Lula voters as Brazil’s labor prosecutor investigates
Politicians and influencers in Brazil urged firing Lula supporters and boycotting businesses after the presidential election.
The posts target people identified with the Workers’ Party, or PT, and link political views to jobs, customers and everyday help.
The labor prosecutor received hundreds of new complaints after the vote, though the two accounts give different totals: 2,177 for 2026 in one account and 2,364 in the other.
The complaints include posts urging employers to dismiss PT supporters, while some businesses say they face hostile messages and fear losing customers.
The prosecutor says political views cannot be used to punish workers and is investigating cases of alleged electoral harassment.
In one case, it recommended that a politician publish a correction and warned that further administrative or legal steps could follow if he does not.
Posts by politicians and influencers urged employers to fire workers who voted for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and encouraged boycotts of people and businesses linked to the Workers’ Party (PT).
Brazil’s Ministry of Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) is investigating reports of electoral harassment and says political views cannot be used to discriminate against workers.
G1 reported 2,177 electoral-harassment complaints in 2026, including more than 427 filed after the presidential election.
Folha reported a total of 2,364 complaints by Tuesday afternoon, after more than 400 were filed from Monday through Tuesday.
The MPT recommended that Curitiba council member Guilherme Kilter publish a retraction over posts encouraging employers to start cost cuts with PT supporters.
- Who
- Politicians and influencers urged firing or boycotting Lula and PT supporters; Brazil’s MPT is investigating reports.
- What
- Social media posts promoted dismissals and boycotts based on political views. The MPT says such discrimination against workers is prohibited.
- When
- After the presidential election on Sunday, October 25, 2026; reports were published on October 28.
- Where
- Brazil, with posts and reported complaints spanning social media and locations across the country.
- Why
- The posts linked people’s political views to employment, business relationships and consumer choices.
Supporters of firing and boycotts
Brazil’s Ministry of Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office
Employment
Supporters of firing and boycotts
Some politicians and influencers urged employers to dismiss workers who support the PT or Lula.
Brazil’s Ministry of Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office
The MPT says workers must not face discrimination or retaliation because of their vote or political choice.
Business and consumer choices
Supporters of firing and boycotts
Some posts urged people to avoid businesses or services associated with PT supporters.
Brazil’s Ministry of Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office
The MPT is investigating reports involving conduct that links political views to work opportunities and employment.
Brazil held its presidential election, after which posts encouraging dismissals and boycotts circulated.
Folha reported that more than 400 new electoral-harassment complaints were filed with the labor prosecutor’s office.
The MPT recommended that Guilherme Kilter publish a retraction; it said further administrative or judicial measures could follow if he did not comply.
G1 and Folha published reports on the posts, complaints and investigations.
- G1 complaint count
- 2,177 complaints in 2026; more than 427 filed after the election
- Folha complaint count
- 2,364 total by Tuesday afternoon, after more than 400 new complaints from Monday through Tuesday
- Election date
- Sunday, October 25, 2026
- MPT recommendation
- Guilherme Kilter was asked to publish a retraction in the same format and on the same channel
- Posts cited by G1
- Jessicão, Josiflora, Rapha Hanzol, Índia Armelau, Livian Weber Asmar and Natássia Chamelete
- Boicot lists reported by Folha
- São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro, as well as towns in São Paulo and Minas Gerais states
4 sources
Empresários de cidade mineira reagem a lista que pede boicote a eleitores de Lula
Deputados pedem investigação de listas de boicote e agressões em SC: Não estamos no nazismo
Políticos e influenciadores incentivam demissão e boicote a quem votou em Lula; MPT aponta violações
What people are saying
In these cases, the Ministry of Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office has rules that prevent this kind of discrimination against workers based on their vote or political choice.
You have an employee who is a PT supporter? Fire them! You have a worker who is a PT supporter? Fire them!
If you need to make cost cuts or restructure your company, start with the PT supporters.
The biggest crisis in Brazil’s history is knocking at the door and business owners need to plan.
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