Published
20/12/2025 às 19:52
Influence campaigns, informational sabotage, and continuous attacks on institutions place the country in a gray area of permanent democratic tension.
Brazil has been living, for at least a decade, a continuous process of political and institutional destabilizationThis phenomenon does not occur by chance. On the contrary, it is a planned, persistent, and silent dynamic associated with contemporary geopolitical disputes.
Em December 2025Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stated that Western democracies face systematic campaigns of information manipulationAccording to the European leader, 21st-century conflicts begin with Lies, institutional sabotage, and distortion of public opinion., according to official warnings from the European Union.
In Brazil, this process is already manifesting itself intensely. Here, Indirect geopolitical pressure does not occur through military means.but infiltrates through social media, messaging apps, and recurring cycles of fake news.
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Information strategy operates in the so-called gray area.
Unlike traditional conflicts, These strategies avoid direct confrontations.Instead, they operate on what is called gray zone, a concept widely debated in international forums since 2023.
In this model, the agent remains invisible…while the confusion grows. A technical glitch becomes proof of incompetence. A manipulated video gains headline status. The constant repetition, therefore… It generates social exhaustion..
As a consequence, Simplified narratives become acceptable.…while collective trust gradually weakens.
Everyday misinformation amplifies fear and social distrust.
In everyday life, seemingly simple rumors serve a strategic role.Fake news about public policies and social programs is spreading. fear, insecurity and distrust, even when quickly disproven.
Even so, The doubt remains.because the goal is not to convince completely, but to disrupt public debateThus, the ongoing conflict becomes normalized.
Domestic actors amplify geopolitical disputes.
Despite common perception, These offensives do not depend solely on external agents.. On the contrary, Its effectiveness requires internal collaboration..
In Brazil, irresponsible influencers, automated profiles, businesspeople with political interests and opportunistic political actors They amplify false narratives. In this way, Global conflicts are transformed into domestic crises..
These groups don’t need direct orders from abroad. They simply need to share the same objective: To weaken the state and erode democracy..
Democratic institutions become priority targets.
In this case, as Democratic institutions become the main targets.The electoral system, the Supreme Federal Court, the professional press, universities, science, and public policies are suffering. systematic delegitimization campaigns.
This is not legitimate democratic criticism. This is… deliberate corrosion, according to institutional analyses released since 2016.
When all authority is presented as the enemy and every decision as a fraud, The groundwork is being laid for authoritarian solutions..
Europe reacts while Brazil still hesitates.
Meanwhile, European countries began coordinated responses between 2024 and 2025., with investigations, accountability, and regulatory advancements.
In Brazil, however, Part of society still downplays the problem.allowing disinformation structures to continue operating with relative normality.
Defending democracy requires structural confrontation.
Combat this dynamic It doesn’t mean censoring opinions.. It means confronting organized disinformation structures, to strengthen professional journalism, regulate digital platforms and invest in critical education.
Above all, it means to reaffirm politics as a legitimate space for democratic dispute.…and not as an arena of symbolic destruction.
Informational instability is already underway in Brazil.Pretending to be normal, therefore, It is allowing the silent erosion of democracy.Given this, the question remains inevitable: Which side of history does each person choose to be on?
