Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shared a video on Elon Musk’s social media platform in Sao Paulo on February 25.
Bolsonaro attended a protest on September 7 wearing the same clothing as on February 25, but an aerial video of the crowd shared online was miscaptioned.
The Brazilian telecoms regulator balked but paid no attention.
The September 7 post included a compilation of aerial footage showing footage of a large demonstration, said to be a protest against the X ban.
One post read, “After the X ban, a large number of Brazilian protesters stand up against censorship and support the right to freedom of expression.”
Another post read: “Massive protests in favor of freedom of expression in Brazil after the X ban.”
However, the video was shot on February 25 and shows Bolsonaro supporters protesting during a Sao Paulo police investigation of the former president. At the time,A collection of drone footage and helicopter footage was posted online.
In February, BolsonaroAnother video of the same demonstration was also shared on Twitter.
Google Street View images show a demonstration taking place on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo in February .
On 7 September, Bolsonaro attended a rally against the removal of de Moraes and Acre at the same location .
Askume photos of the September 7 protests can be seen online.
Askume had earlier also responded to reports that de MoraesAn order imposing fines on Brazilians for using VPNs to access banned Platform X based on false claims has been withdrawn.
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The video shows a demonstration by Jair Bolsonaro supporters on February 25, not the September 7 demonstration against the ban on Brazilian social media platform X.
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