Can technology save democracy?

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The storming of the Brazilian Parliament and Congress by the supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro came almost two years to the day that Donald Trump’s supporters did the same in the United States. And the two events shared another similarity; both sets of supporters were egged-on by social media posts, and mobilised by private messages on apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. They are examples of how technology is being used to erode democracy – but can it also be used to strengthen it?

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0:00.0	The attacker had very good knowledge of banking systems.
0:04.3	$2.1 billion in stolen funds.
0:06.5	Money laundering operations.
0:07.8	A cyber-criminal group.
0:08.9	He's a smart guy.
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0:18.5	wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:20.8	And get ready for season two coming next week.
0:30.0	It was a moment that shocked the world.
0:40.7	In January this year, thousands of supporters of Brazil's former president, Jaya Bolsonaro,
0:46.8	stormed the country's Parliament, presidential palace and Supreme Court.
0:51.6	Protesting at what they saw was a fraudulent election that had ended Bolsonaro's time in office.
0:57.3	Jabel Zanaro lost the election last October to the socialist candidate,
1:01.6	Luis Inacio Lula de Silva, South America correspondent Katie Watson,
1:05.4	is in South Paulo tonight Katie.
1:08.6	What is going on?
1:10.2	They've been at scenes of absolute chaos in Brazil,
1:13.9	the authority to gain control over the government's government.
1:17.8	The date was significant.
1:19.9	Almost two years to the day, after supporters of former US president Donald Trump,
1:25.4	had stormed the capital in Washington, DC.
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