BrazilA WhatsApp channel grew from 50,000 to 11 million members.
It helped Lula overturn a 2 million-vote first-round deficit and win Brazil’s runoff by over 4 million.
Lawmaker André Janones assigned members missions, from amplifying Lula’s posts online to talking with potential voters in person.
Jair Bolsonaro, whom his son promised to pardon, remains jailed on a 27-year coup sentence.
How each outlet framed it
- netzpolitik.org leans favorable
- credits Lula's win to André Janones's WhatsApp channel turned coordination hub for 'Lulas Armee', not broadcast media
Sources: netzpolitik.org