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How André Janones Helped Turbocharge Lula’s Comeback in Brazil’s Election

With street talk and tactics from the far-right’s playbook, André Janones used a WhatsApp channel to help organize millions of Brazilians online.

4 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 9d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 26 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 26 October at 15:37 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 4h 43m later. The most recent article, from The New York Times, appeared on 28 October at 20:19 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), BBC News, Times of India.

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  1. How André Janones Helped Turbocharge Lula’s Comeback in Brazil’s Election The New York Times ·
  2. The WhatsApp ‘general’ behind Lula’s election comeback in Brazil Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  3. How a WhatsApp channel helped Lula win Brazil’s election Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  4. How a WhatsApp channel called ‘Lula’s Army’ became a force in Brazil election Times of India
  5. How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp chat helped turn Brazil election around BBC News
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