Nov 2, 2022 12:28 p.m
(updated at 2:11 p.m.)
It is not true that Presidentelect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) among his plans include creating a new CPMF (Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions) to tax the Pix, freezing savings and creating a single currency with Argentina and Venezuela. The publications making these false claims use an excerpt from a check from the Comprova project and omit the text to say the exact opposite: none of these proposals are in the PT’s plans.
The disinformation accumulated by the afternoon of this Wednesday (2), more than 1,000 shares on Facebook, hundreds of likes on Instagram and also circulated on WhatsApp and Telegram (speak to Fátima).
The check statement is taken out of context to imply that Lula intends to set up CPMF and tax Pix
Photo: To the facts
Posts on social media are misleading by sharing an excerpt of a CNN Brasil news item saying Lula has plans to freeze savings, among other things, a new CPMF, TaxPix. The split image cuts off both the beginning and end of the messages, hiding that the text is actually a review of the Comprova project, which denies these claims.
The posts use part of the second paragraph of the story that explains what misleading content was shared. See the full text of the first two paragraphs of the check:
NOT CORRECT: It is a fake video indicating that Presidentelect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has as government proposals taxing the PIX, freezing savings and creating the new Provisional Contribution to Financial Transactions (CPMF). The content is still misleading in pointing out that the PT government’s plan is to introduce the Peso Real, a common currency with other Latin American countries. Lula even defended the idea, but there is no official proposal in the plan released by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE).
Examined content: The video posted by Pastor Silas Malafaia states that Presidentelect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a plan to introduce a new CPMF tax that will tax all PIX transactions, freeze Brazilian savings and only R$500 for use by Release families and create the currency “Peso Real” together with Argentina and Venezuela. The latest measure, according to the video, would be “sharing all Brazilian reserves with Lula’s dictator friends.” In two moments, the video shows the same page of an alleged document that serves as the basis for the claims. The post took place on October 28, during the election campaign.
When contacted, Lula’s adviser denied that the presidentelect defended any of the plans mentioned in the publication. During this year’s election campaign, similar allegations were made in several pieces of disinformation and even denied by the federal police to the facts. Regarding Pix, PT has more than once denied any intention to terminate or review the payment method.
References:
1. CNN Brazil
two. to the facts (1, 2 and 3)
3. Lula.com.br
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