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⬤ MEDIUM 28 Jul 2026, 10:05 UTC

Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, July 28 - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for plotting against democracy, but an AI-generated avatar allowed him to make a surprise appearance at the launch of his son Flavio's presidential campaign on Saturday, raising questions about how artificial intelligence may reshape October's presidential race in Latin America's largest economy.
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