Flávio Bolsonaro aciona PGE para apurar caso de Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Campaign claims false information about Nossa Senhora Aparecida surpassed 5 million views and asks the Attorney General's Office (PGE) to investigate...
TL;DR
- Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign filed a criminal complaint with the Attorney General's Office (PGE) regarding false information.
- The false information claimed Bolsonaro would remove Our Lady of Aparecida's title as Patron Saint of Brazil if elected.
- The campaign states the false information reached over 5 million views in under 48 hours.
- The campaign alleges a coordinated disinformation network spread the false claims to negatively influence voters.
- The controversy is linked to a 2007 bill that proposed changing the wording related to Our Lady of Aparecida's title.
- The 2007 bill was rejected and archived by the Chamber of Deputies.
- Flávio Bolsonaro denied the allegations on his social media.