WhatsApp 'Lula's Army' credited with powering Brazil's unlikely election comeback
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth term after a dramatic three-week comeback from a first-round deficit. Allies credit a massive WhatsApp mobilization effort, led by Congressman André Janones, for reversing the trend against Flávio Bolsonaro. While Lula's victory speech praised the digital push, experts argue that grassroots street mobilization and a strategic shift in messaging were equally critical to the outcome.