Taisa Sganzerla

Brazil Editor

Global Voices Online

Freelance Brazilian journalist, video editor and translator based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Freelance Brazilian journalist, video editor and translator based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Jair Bolsonaro pictured with his mouth.

Will fake news carry Brazil's favored far-right candidate to victory?

Jair Bolsonaro's campaign has spread deceitful and misleading news debunked by fact-checkers. Brazil's electoral courts planned to take measures to curb the spread of fake news, but they underestimated its impact, and the measures hardly came to fruition.

Will fake news carry Brazil's favored far-right candidate to victory?
crowd of protesters with umbrellas and signs

Your guide to understanding Brazil's political crisis

Your guide to understanding Brazil's political crisis
Image mash-up combining WhatsApp logo and Brazilian flag.

WhatsApp is back on in Brazil. But why was it blocked in the first place?

WhatsApp is back on in Brazil. But why was it blocked in the first place?