Brazil intelligence briefed France, Germany on alleged U.S., Russian election meddling
Brazilian intelligence officials briefed French and German delegations on alleged interference in Brazil's upcoming election from both the United States and Russia. The sources confirmed the existence of interference from both countries, with alleged U.S. interference ranging from "lawfare to interference that is openly acknowledged."
S. and Russian interference ahead of the country's election, according to sources and documents seen. Officials from Abin, Brazil's spy agency, said interference from the United States and Russia had been confirmed. of the meetings compiled by an attendee.
S. interference ranged "from lawfare to interference that is openly acknowledged," while no details were given on the alleged Russian interference. S. President Donald Trump to back MAGA-aligned candidates.
S. meddling comparing notes. Brazil holds its first round of voting on 30 Sunday. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in a tight contest against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, whose father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a prison term under house arrest for plotting a coup after the 2022 election.
S. interference to support Flavio Bolsonaro has loomed over the vote, and said he had warned Trump not to meddle. S. State Department did not respond to a request for comment and has previously denied seeking to interfere in Brazil's elections.
Abin and Russia's embassy in Brazil also did not respond to requests for comment. Moscow has previously denied interfering in other countries' elections. S. policies and poses a challenge for incumbent governments over whether such support counts as foreign interference.
Washington has openly supported ideologically aligned candidates across Europe and Latin America in recent months. The United States offered a bailout potentially worth $40 billion to boost Argentine President Javier Milei before his difficult Officials from France and Germany visited Brazil from September 9 to 11 as part of a European Union delegation focused on implementing the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content. The delegation also aimed at preparing coordinated responses ahead of the 2026 elections, according to a document seen.
Washington has criticised the DSA, saying it unfairly targets US tech giants. The French officials were from Viginum, a foreign interference monitoring agency. Brazilian cyber officials said the number of cyberattacks in the country had nearly doubled compared with 2025, while hacks and phishing attempts targeting the president's office also rose sharply, a senior official said was clearly election-related. The meeting included representatives from France's Viginum, the German Federal Network Agency and media regulator Arcom.
Arcom said one of its officials took part in the visit, and Viginum also confirmed participation. S. meddling in Germany's elections was not discussed at the meeting. Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; editing by Richard Lough and Timothy Heritage.
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