27 mins ago · Brazil
The secret behind Lula’s win in Brazil may be an ‘army’ – of social media creators

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Brazil. The first report grouped here was at 31 Oct 2026, 13:37 UTC. The headline in use is “The secret behind Lula’s win in Brazil may be an ‘army’ – of social media creators”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
There are many explanations for the incumbent president’s win over Flávio Bolsonaro, but analysts – and he – point to reinvention of his social media use Four days before his stunning electoral comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, got his first smartphone.
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
The secret behind Lula’s win in Brazil may be an ‘army’ – of social media creators
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- The Guardian