The CIA and the National Security Council under the Biden administration helped steal the election from Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 28, 2026
The claim that the Biden-era CIA and National Security Council helped steal Brazil's 2022 election from Bolsonaro is contradicted by the sources: Reuters and CRS report that US officials pressed Bolsonaro to stop attacking the voting system, not that they manipulated the result, and a fact-checker (Comprova) rejected a similar interference allegation for lack of proof.
What was said
… There's now a whole thing that the House approved for one of these democracy institutes. They're pouring more money in situation like Serbia and and and Brazil and these other things. What's happening in Paris, it's got USAID, CIA hands all over it. Remember when Lula won the first time, you had the CIA, you had the National Security Council from Biden down there, prepping Lula and getting ready to help steal the election from uh, from Bolsonaro, just like they stole the 2020 election, full stop. So no, I don't need to be lectured by OMB. Open up the books. In fact, this is better. I got a better idea, and I'd love you guys at OMB, let's get Mike Benz. …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Reuters reported that CIA Director William Burns told Bolsonaro's government to stop casting doubt on the voting system, which is the opposite of helping to steal the election.[1]
Contradicts. The Congressional Research Service says the Biden administration expressed confidence in Brazil's electoral institutions and urged Brazil to respect the electoral process.[2]
Contradicts. The Projeto Comprova fact-check of a similar Biden/CIA election-interference claim found no evidence and debunked the story.[3]
Contradicts. PolitiFact found that Brazil's presidential election was not stolen, though Bolsonaro's supporters wrongly claimed it was.[4]
Context. Mike Benz's allegations of CIA and Biden-administration involvement appear in less authoritative outlets, and Benz himself acknowledges he cannot prove voting-machine manipulation.[5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1EXCLUSIVE CIA chief told Bolsonaro government not to mess with Brazil election, sources sayreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2US-Brazil Relationscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Biden e CIA interferiram nas eleições do Brasil #boato - Boatos.orgboatos.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4PolitiFact | Brazil’s presidential election wasn’t stolenapi.politifact.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Brazil: When Democracy Becomes a Weapon - Malone Newsmalone.news · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Explosive Allegation: Was Lula's 2022 Victory - The Rio Timesriotimesonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Mike Benz: How U.S. Taxpayers Funded Censorship And The CIA Manipulated Elections In Brazilrealclearpolitics.com · not rated · cited for: context
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