Memes and WhatsApp videos are ammo in Brazil pension ‘war’ room

A supporter of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro helps carry a photo of the president during a rally on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, May 26, 2019. The pro-Bolsonaro rally follows anti-government protests against cuts in the education budget as the president also battles an uncooperative Congress, a family corruption scandal and falling approval ratings after five months in office. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters have set up a nerve centre aimed at influencing social media debate over his ambitious pension reform proposal. 

The war room installed in Brazil’s Congress supplies lawmakers, analysts and even media influencers with all sorts of pro-reform material – from charts to videos to Internet memes.