{"id":"36145e23-37fa-40bb-bccb-b833d6fc392b","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwz0vg4v3ndeo","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"British Broadcasting Corporation"},"title":"How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp chat helped turn Brazil election around","plainHeadline":"WhatsApp channel Lula's Army helped Lula turn the election around.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A WhatsApp channel named Lula's Army grew to 10.8 million followers.","Led by Congressman André Janones, it urged supporters to share videos and recruit voters.","Campaign used ready-made templates and tasks to boost Lula's visibility online.","Eve of election featured a 24-hour livestream called the turnaround livestream.","Scholars say online mobilization complemented ground efforts but exact votes influenced remain uncertain."],"topics":["Politics","Social Media","Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T15:37:33.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-26T15:56:46.676Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","storyId":"dc6d5318-fe3e-4e6c-a2d1-4e02599ed3db","image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/d3bd/live/33178300-d14a-11f1-93e1-3b657b665bcf.jpg","author":"Julia Braun; Rute Pina; Luiz Fernando Toledo","dek":"As polls pointed to defeat, millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that is credited with helping transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation."}