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Erika Hilton stated that while people were in the streets, Flávio Bolsonaro tried to censor 3 million people on WhatsApp who supported President Lula's re-election. She described the situation as serious and called on her supporters to mobilize against Flávio, inviting them to join a group via the link in her bio. #Lula2023 #Censura #DireitosHumanos (translated)

Sâmia Bomfim stated that the president of the TSE had shut down Janones' mobilization channel, in a decision she described as censorship and which, she said, was reversed. She also accused the president of wanting to prevent Lula's campaign from saying that Flávio Bolsonaro was being investigated in the Banco Master scandal. Bomfim stated that Nunes Marques had been appointed by Jair and attended parties and meetings of Vorcaro. For her, democracy was threatened by someone close to Vorcaro and Bolsonaro, and she called on supporters to change the scenario and win. #Censura #Democracia #Eleições2022 (translated)

Paulo Teixeira criticized what he called censorship and stated that "they" would be desperate with the mobilization and would try to win using dirty tricks. He called on his supporters to join what he referred to as Lula's Army and tagged André Janones. #LULANAPAULISTA #JANONESELULACENSURADOS https://t.co/kF8Y1DD0P3 #Censura #Lula #Mobilização (translated)

Jamesons stated that, after more than three months of censorship from Meta, which had banned his Instagram, he returned to the platform and was welcomed by President Lula. The author said that the occasion was priceless and asked people to follow him on Instagram. https://t.co/u52te5kAHM #Lula #Instagram #Censura (translated)

Biazita Gomes stated that the decision by Kassio Nunes Marques to take down Janones' channel had been provisionally overturned by the corregedor of the STE, Ricardo Villas Boas, to whom she attributed the suspension of the censorship. #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Justiça #Censura (translated)

Julio Freiress stated that messages found on Vorcaro's cell phone would indicate payments of R$ 10 thousand to escort girls for Minister Kassio Nunes Marques. He also accused the minister of censoring André Janones' WhatsApp channel, which supported Lula, and criticized the silence of the press. #JANONESELULACENSURADOS #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #PoliticaBrasileira (translated)

Guilherme Boulos called the decision of TSE Minister Kassio Nunes to take down a support channel for Lula scandalous. He stated that Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign had dozens of similar channels still operating and labeled the measure as censorship. #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Justiça (translated)

Lucas Mourão stated that even if Janones' channel had some potentially illegal content — a hypothetical he only admitted to argue — the legally appropriate measure would be to order the removal of only that material, not all past and future publications. According to him, Minister Kassio Nunes' decision to censor nearly 3.5 million people at once constituted prior censorship and was unacceptable and indefensible. #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Censura #DireitosHumanos (translated)

The BTS Project Brazil stated that leftist publications faced a possible wave of censorship on social media in recent weeks, especially on TikTok and also on X. According to the profile, videos with allegations and information of public interest received warnings for unverified content. The profile mentioned that some of the videos dealt with alleged crimes attributed to a presidential candidate and his supporters, as well as the fire at UFPE and behaviors it classified as violent by people linked to the right during peaceful protests organized by the left. It questioned why this type of content received warnings and encouraged followers to share, download, and repost the videos. The publication included the hashtags #FandomsNoMasp, #FandomsComLula, and #ArmysComLula. #FandomsNoMasp #FandomsComLula #ArmysComLula #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Democracia (translated)

Janoninho stated that the Lula's Army channel had been censored and said that in five days, nearly 3.4 million people followed it, which, according to him, scared the responsible parties. He also reported that André Janones said they would continue and that they would not be silenced. Janoninho asked for the video to be shared all over Brazil and declared that they would not be stopped or silenced. #JANONESELULACENSURADOS #EXÉRCITODOLULACONTRACENSURA #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #MovimentoSocial (translated)

The author asked Nunes Marques to censor the shared content and published hashtags claiming censorship of Janones and Lula, mentioning Lula in Paulista and accusing Bolsonaro of having bought the TSE. #JANONESELULACENSURADOS #LULANAPAULISTA #TSECOMPRADOPORBOLSONARO https://t.co/VllRPqjRwd #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #Justiça (translated)

Janoninho stated that André Janones was being interviewed by the New York Times to denounce what he described as censorship practiced by accomplices of Flávio Bolsonaro in the TSE. He also said that they tried to silence the "Lula's Army," that the world was paying attention, and that they would not be stopped or silenced. #JANONESELULACENSURADOS #EXÉRCITODOLULACONTRACENSURA #Censura #LiberdadeDeExpressão #LutaPelaDemocracia (translated)

Janoninho stated that Nikolas Ferreira considered himself a prominent figure on social media and said that the creation of Lula's Army on WhatsApp by André Janones would have triggered a reaction of vanity in Nikolas. According to Janoninho, Nikolas's channel was unable to maintain mobilization, and he would have asked for help to take down the group's channel. Janoninho attributed this initiative to the fear of defeat and used hashtags that denounced censorship. #JANONESELULACENSURADOS #EXÉRCITODOLULACONTRACENSURA #NikolasFerreira #AndréJanones #Censura (translated)

Dawisson Belém Lopes said he had seen the content of the channel "Exército do Lula," managed by Janones, and evaluated that it was mainly an introduction to digital literacy, which, according to him, was lacking on the left. He considered the content legitimate and predicted that censorship would have no effect, as the seed had already been planted. #Lula #LetramentoDigital #LiberdadeDeExpressão (translated)

Biazita Gomes stated that the far right would be frightened to realize that progressives would not remain silent again. She said that the struggle would continue on the internet, in the streets, and everywhere, and that censorship would not be able to silence the progressive movement. #Direita #Progressismo #LiberdadeDeExpressão (translated)

Folha de S.Paulo reported that President Lula (PT) reacted on Sunday (11) to the decision by Minister Kassio Nunes Marques, from the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), to determine the censorship of the channel "Exército do Lula." Maintained by federal deputy André Janones (Rede-MG), the channel had over 3 million followers, according to the newspaper. #Lula #LiberdadeDeExpressão #TSE (translated)

Kriska Carvalho stated that Nunes Marques ordered the removal of Janones' channel, which, according to her, had more than 3 million participants. She classified the measure as censorship and said it would pave the way for a dictatorship. Carvalho also urged people to speak out and warned that if Flávio Bolsonaro won, freedom would be at risk. #Censura #Liberdade #Democracia (translated)