The electoral campaign in Rio de Janeiro has the internet as one of the main stages to heat up the dispute between candidates. Recently, candidates for state governor Douglas Ruas (PL) and Eduardo Paes (PSD) starred in a dispute over who would announce first the proposal for motorcycle IPVA tax exemption. The competition is especially fierce in the races for seats in the Alerj and the Chamber of Deputies.
The article highlights that beyond the squabbles between candidates, there is room for humorous content and for voters to complain. The gestures made by canvassers to ask for votes require special care to differentiate from opponents, former president Lula, and even criminal factions. Some candidates also receive curious nicknames, with names like those of Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula, Augusto Cury and others appearing in lingeries.
The communicator Daniel Manhães, known as Dandan, 41 years old, from São Gonçalo and user @dandan.manhaes, is the protagonist of videos that go viral on the internet. With humor, he teaches "techniques" based on what he observed happen in real life during electoral campaigns, drawing inspiration from canvassers to produce content that goes viral among his followers.
