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points by watwut 4 days ago | 0 comments

No not the only one. Musk, Thiel, Vance are also working hard and spending tons of money on that.

They are children compared to Putin in the art of geopolitical manipulation. If he didn't wield his skills so malignantly, I'd be impressed.

[–] DrScientist 4 days ago

What's the evidence for Russian involvement in the Brazil election?

As far as I can see it's pretty thin. US interence on the other hand has been open.

https://thebostonreport.com/2026/10/11/russia-brazil-electio...

[–] abc42 3 days ago

Oh, in this particular case they have no need, as both candidates are friendly to Russia.

[–] DrScientist 3 days ago

This analysis suggests that the Bolsonaro camp is potentially split - particuarly around BRICS versus Washington alignment.

https://russiancouncil.ru/en/news/russian-and-brazilian-expe...

[–] 0dayz 4 days ago

Indeed Russia has had over 20 years of covert operations and generally different philosophy of how to influence a country to your will than the Americans.