PoliticsWhat’s real and what’s fake? How AI is impacting Brazil’s election race

With Brazil’s presidential election first round only two days away, AI has become central to the campaign. A deepfake avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro supports his son’s candidacy, while an AI-generated working-class woman criticises President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s intelligence agency says disinformation will be a major election challenge.