Instead, US based “alt-tech” platforms provide Bolsonaro and his supporters in Brazil the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda intended to erode trust in the election system in the country while circumventing moderation by mainstream social media platforms, such as Facebook, and by Brazilian authorities. In the immediate aftermath of the first round of voting in the Brazilian presidential elections on October 2, a coordinated copypasta campaign emerged on fringe social media platforms, primarily on Gettr and Truth Social, seeking to sow doubt about Brazil’s electronic voting machines.