Last Friday (4), a livestream by an Argentine YouTube channel went viral when it posted an alleged file containing false information about the election results in Brazil. The distorted video, watched by more than 400,000 people, circulated widely among the allies of the defeated President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

In front of the footage is Fernando Cerimedo, the consultant in charge of the YouTube channel “La Derecha Diário”. Being an open supporter of the Bolsonaro family, he says he helped the president’s campaign in 2018 and met with his deputy, Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), shortly before the second round of this year.

Cerimedo is based on the false information that five models of ballot boxes were used in the last election, but that only the 2020 model – that is, the last election – was tested by the TSE (Supreme Election Court). ), which does not correspond to reality.

According to Election Justice, all models are put to the test before the election through transparent and auditable tests by authorities and parties.

According to Cerimedo, duplication of the live broadcast recorded in Argentina caused Bolsonarista’s elected MP Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) to suspend his Twitter and Instagram accounts for revealing false information.

Argentine bannon. With an office in the trendy Puerto Madero area in Buenos Aires, Cerimedo is a strategist and consultant specializing in digital and political marketing and the owner of several channels linked to the Argentine right.

Dubbed “Latin American Steve Bannon” by local portals in reference to former US President Donald Trump’s former adviser, he says he wants to strengthen the right across the continent.

In a conversation with Argentina’s “Notícias” portal, he says that in addition to his home country, he has expanded his business to Brazil and Chile. He said he plans to enter the United States next year, fully cooperating with Trump, flirting with a return to the White House in 2024.

According to him, in Brazil he has already collaborated with the election of Bolsonaro in 2018. The consultant advocates the use of robots in messaging apps and social networks as a strategy to win the election.

In the 2018 campaign, [Bolsonaro] I spoke very badly about homosexuals. How did we go about reversing this? We started sending thousands of ‘I’m gay’ messages from trolls via WhatsApp. Bolsonaro may be a Nazi, but the economy is good and we will live more securely. Due to this influence, some of the gay community supported him.
Fernando Cerimedo in an interview with “Notícias”

Your son’s friend. In the interview, which aired on October 27, three days before the second round, the adviser makes no mention of the 2022 election, but says that in October he visited the president’s third son, Eduardo Bolsonaro.

She says she met Eduardo during a course in the United States in 2010. In mid-October, he said he was the coordinator of the deputy’s trip to the Argentine capital.

According to him, Eduardo had dinner with “a few politicians” at his home. “I made the invitation on a personal level and no one knew who else was going,” he said. The conversation was not recorded on the agent’s networks, but photos of the two can be found on Twitter and Facebook.

Mutual support? live on Friday, serimedo He says he has received documents from Brazil to prove fraud, but has no affiliation with the Bolsonaro family. On social media, he is a staunch supporter of the clan, engaged on behalf of the president throughout the election process.

Bolsonaro has made no public word on the adviser, but old photos of both the president and Eduardo are circulating on social media, with flags bearing the “La” channel’s logo. Right Diary”, by Cerimedo.

HE UOL He sought the advice of Planalto and his deputy, Eduardo Bolsonaro, to confirm the information and learn more about their relationship with Argentina, but received no response until closing. The report also attempted to contact Cerimedo but was unsuccessful.