# How Lula’s Army WhatsApp channel helped turn Brazil’s election around

https://mins.news/en/item/116965

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-27 07:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c680zjdvk7kgo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A WhatsApp channel supporting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election campaign rapidly grew to 10.8 million followers. Allies credit “Lula’s Army” with helping turn online enthusiasm into real-world mobilization, while scholars caution that its direct effect on votes is uncertain and point to Lula’s campaign shift and stronger grassroots work as other factors.

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