(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 07, 2018 people watch Brazilian presidential candidate for the Worky Party (PT) Fernando Haddad's press conference on TV at a bar of Lapa neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Brazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to sway the country's 147 million voters -- and abuse of social media has been widespread. (Photo by Fernando Souza / AFP)
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to sway the country’s 147 million voters – and abuse of social media has been widespread.
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service – hugely popular in the Latin American nation – have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffick in disinformation.
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