The US State Department, Biden Justice Department, USAID, and CIA intervened in the Brazilian election to oppose Jair Bolsonaro.
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
No source reports Biden-era Justice Department, USAID, or CIA intervention against Jair Bolsonaro in the 2026 election. The sources that describe US involvement say the Trump administration's pressure aimed to help the Bolsonaro family, which contradicts the claim's direction, and the US denies interfering.
What was said
… His father, Bolsonaro, was put in prison, is under house arrest for questioning the results of these shady ass elections that the State Department and the Biden Justice Department and USAID and the CIA flew down to Brazil in order to put their full weight against Bolsonaro. And they rigged it, ladies and gentlemen. They took all the power of USA ID, and I could say rig it because, well, you could check the numbers of USA ID dollars that were spent in Brazil. …
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Contradicts. The Congressional Research Service report says the State Department reportedly sought to support Flávio Bolsonaro's 2026 campaign and pushed for terrorist designations requested by Jair Bolsonaro, the opposite of opposing the Bolsonaro side.[3]
Contradicts. ABC reports that Trump stopped just short of endorsing Flávio and has maintained close public ties with the Bolsonaros, while the US State Department denies interfering in the election.[4][5]
Supports. Reuters reports Brazilian intelligence (Abin) confirmed alleged US interference, which the Abin officials described as ranging from lawfare to openly acknowledged interference, though no source names the Biden Justice Department, USAID or CIA as the actors.[1][6]
Context. Rubio said on Oct 31 that the US government did not facilitate Jair Bolsonaro's departure to the US, and the State Department granted visas to the Bolsonaro family.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3US-Brazil Relationscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4Brazil's president accuses U.S. of attempting to interfere with ... - NPRnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 5Trump wants to 'restore' US power in Latin America. He could soon be one step closerabc.net.au · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interferenceinternazionale.it · not rated · cited for: supports
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