The Influencers Shaping Brazil’s Presidential Election Are Now Made With AI

When political influencer Dona Maria sits before a microphone to tell Brazilians what is wrong with their country and how President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is making it worse, they hang on her every word.

Supermarket bills are soaring, she claims. Talks with Donald Trump show foreign policy incompetence. No topic is off limits for Dona Maria, whose videos have racked up millions of views and thousands of likes along the way.…Read more by Beatriz Reis