The claim
Governo federal do Lula vai importar arroz de plástico da China
Original review summary
The review says the Chinese machine shown in viral videos produces artificial rice from broken rice or other grains, not plastic. It also reports that the government’s import tender did not provide for artificial rice and specified type 1 rice.[S1]
Additional context
The review says a separate video of a woman claiming to have bought plastic rice had circulated at least since May 2022; it notes that the video did not mention either Rio Grande do Sul or China. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] SBT News original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026