Brazilian intelligence says the US and Russia may interfere in elections — TimesLIVE
Brazilian intelligence officials, during a meeting in Brasília, informed a delegation from France and Germany about possible interference by the United States and the Russian Federation — the aggressor state — in Brazil’s elections. TimesLIVE reports, citing Reuters sources and documents.
Meeting with the EU delegation
Representatives of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, Abin, according to a report prepared by a participant in the meeting, said there was interference by the United States and Russia. According to the report, Abin officials claimed that the alleged American influence ranged from “lawfare” — the use of legal mechanisms in political struggle — to interference that is openly acknowledged. They provided no details regarding possible Russian interference.
French and German representatives were in Brazil on September 9–11 as part of an EU delegation. Formally, the visit was dedicated to discussing the implementation of the EU Digital Services Act, which requires online platforms to more actively combat illegal and harmful content. One of the documents also identified preparing coordinated responses ahead of the 2026 elections as an objective of the trip.
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Elections and cyberattacks
The first round of elections in Brazil is due to take place on Sunday. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is competing against right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a prison sentence under house arrest for planning a coup after the 2022 elections.
Lula said he had warned US President Donald Trump against interfering in the elections. The US State Department did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment; Washington had previously denied attempts to influence Brazil’s elections. Abin and the Russian Embassy in Brazil also did not respond to requests, while Moscow had previously denied interfering in other countries’ elections.
A senior Brazilian cybersecurity official who attended the meeting and spoke on condition of anonymity said the number of cyberattacks in the country had nearly doubled compared with 2025. He said there had also been a sharp increase in hacks and phishing attempts against the president’s office, which he described as linked to the elections.
