
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Twitter CEO Elon Musk believes the social media platform he purchased in October may have swayed Brazil&#8217;s 2022 presidential election in favor of leftwing candidates. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I’ve seen a lot of concerning tweets about the recent Brazil election,” said Musk on Saturday. “If those tweets are accurate, it’s possible that Twitter personnel gave preference to leftwing candidates.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brazil’s election was held on October 30th, just days before Musk became CEO of Twitter (AKA “Chief Twit”) after purchasing the company for $44 billion. The election was a narrow victory for socialist candidate Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated rightwing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by less than a percentage point. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Both candidates relied heavily on Twitter during their campaigns. ;</em></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Musk’s suspicions of foul play will no doubt be linked to what he calls the ‘Twitter Files’ &#8211; a collection of internal emails said to show employees censoring content at the behest of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The billionaire&#8217;s Saturday comment not only supports cries of fraud by Bolsonaro’s supporters but also invites questions regarding Twitter&#8217;s potential impact on recent elections in India, Israel, and Canada. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Musk voiced his concerns after a handful of Bolsonaro’s allies were suspended from Twitter following a November audit that revealed signs of “malfunction” that may have affected nearly 300,000 voting machines throughout the country. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Removing all votes from those machines produces a final score of 51% for Bolsonaro and 49% for Lula da Silva. </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Bolsonaro, sometimes referred to as the &#8220;Trump of the Tropics,” hosted Musk in Sao Paulo earlier this year, during which he hailed the US billionaire as a “legend of liberty” and described his takeover of Twitter as a “breath of hope.” ;</em></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Though contested, the results of the election were confirmed by Brazil&#8217;s Supreme Court and Lula da Silva is set to take control of the presidency on January 1st. Bolsonaro allies suspended from Twitter include: Congressional candidate Nikolas Ferreira, former Congressman Roberto Jefferson, women’s rights activist Sara Winter, and businessmen Edgar Corona, Luciano Hang, and Oscar Fakhoury. ;</em></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Sources: </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/03/musk-says-twitter-might-have-interfered-in-brazil-elections/">Musk says Twitter might have interfered in Brazil elections ;</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/musk-says-twitter-personnel-may-have-interfered-with-brazil-s-election-to-help-left-wing-candidates/ar-AA14Sg8Q?ocid=msedgdhp&;pc=U531&;cvid=ce7b1b78cb844a1e89ddf9f58bfc66d6">Musk says Twitter personnel may have interfered with Brazil’s election to help left wing candidates ;</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-possible-that-twitter-gave-preference-leftists-during-brazil-election-2022-12-03/">Musk says ‘possible’ that Twitter gave preference to leftists during Brazil election ;</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11498203/Musk-says-possible-Twitter-gave-preference-leftists-Brazil-election.html">Did woke Twitter staff try to swing Brazilian presidential election too? Elon Musk says he’s heard ‘concerning’ reports after prominent Bolsonaro supporters were suspended</a></p>

Elon Musk: Did Twitter Interfere with Brazil Election?
