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The first round of the presidential election is being held this Sunday in Brazil and artificial intelligence occupies a more important place than expected: avatar of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to support his candidate son, clone of a governor to demand money from her voters, campaign jingles for a few reals… Disinformation will be one of the main challenges of this election.
Two days before the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, artificial intelligence has installed itself at the heart of the campaign and the electoral justice system, which had nevertheless adopted new rules, is discovering that it had not anticipated all the scenarios. Disinformation will be one of the main challenges for the 2026 election, according to Brazil’s intelligence agency.
Report by Fanny Lothaire, Anne Laure Desarnauts, Aliénor de Matos.

