Fernando Haddad, presidential candidate of Brazil's leftist Workers' Party (PT), attends a rally in downtown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service became the frontline in Brazil's bitter presidential campaign on Friday, as front-runner Jair Bolsonaro angrily denied accusations he had encouraged widespread misinformation campaigns on the platform.
On Thursday, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo had reported that supporters of the far-right candidate had funded mass messaging attacks against leftist rival Fernando Haddad.
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