‘Who you voting for?’ Dating apps get political in Brazil


As Brazil heads towards the presidential run-off on Oct 30, 2022, between the far-right Bolsonaro and the leftist Lula, political orientation has become a weapon of seduction or discarding on dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Happn, and Grindr. — AFP

SAO PAULO: In Brazil, supporting the right presidential candidate may actually get you a hot date.

"Please tell me that you aren't a leftist, you are too pretty to be one," Vivian read in one message she received on the dating app Tinder.

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