In the second half of 2020, Brazilians elected mayors and alderpersons in all of Brazil's municipalities (cities). For the so-called electoral season, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE, as abbreviated in Portuguese) established cooperation with WhatsApp to fight bulk messaging and the spread of fake news. The court reported to the mobile app almost *** acts of bulk messaging, which resulted in the banning of little more than 1,000 accounts. Regardless of TSE's reports, WhatsApp banned a total of ** accounts throughout the electoral season, either for bulk messaging or for spam. The court also kept a bot on WhatsApp for answering voters' frequently asked questions. More than a million accounts turned to this bot to clarify doubts about that year's municipal elections.
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Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil). (December 3, 2020). Key figures on the cooperation between WhatsApp and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) during the municipal elections in Brazil in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil). "Key figures on the cooperation between WhatsApp and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) during the municipal elections in Brazil in 2020." Chart. December 3, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil). (2020). Key figures on the cooperation between WhatsApp and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) during the municipal elections in Brazil in 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil). "Key Figures on The Cooperation between Whatsapp and The Supreme Electoral Court (Tse) during The Municipal Elections in Brazil in 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Dec 2020, /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil), Key figures on the cooperation between WhatsApp and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) during the municipal elections in Brazil in 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Key figures on the cooperation between WhatsApp and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) during the municipal elections in Brazil in 2020 [Graph], Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Brazil), December 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1226218/whatsapp-elections-brazil/
