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The claim

Vídeo mostra discurso na Câmara dos Deputados de político dizendo que o sistema eleitoral brasileiro é uma fraude, que as urnas eletrônicas não são utilizadas em nenhum outro lugar do mundo e são programadas para favorecer candidatos. No início do vídeo, uma mensagem sugere que a gravação é recente e que teria sido retirada do YouTube.

Original publisher’s rating

Enganoso

Reviewed by Folha de S.Paulo ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The video shows Fernando Chiarelli speaking in November 2010, not a recent speech; the review says the clip remained viewable on YouTube. He alleged that the electoral system was a fraud and that machines were prepared to determine election winners, but the review reports he provided no evidence for those claims.[S1]

Additional context

The review says electronic voting is not used only in Brazil: a 2023 survey found 34 countries used electronic voting at some level, and parts of the United States use it too. [S1]

The review notes that Brazilian voting machines can be audited before, during, and after elections, and cites a regional electoral court’s description of security checks that prevent the machine from operating if its programs are altered. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Folha de S.Paulo original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: Folha de S.Paulo. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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