Musk Says He’s Seen ‘Concerning’ Tweets About Brazil’s Election

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk wrote Saturday that he’s seen “a lot of concerning tweets” about the recent Brazil election.

Most Read from Bloomberg

• Stocks Near Session Lows as Data Fuel Rate Angst: Markets Wrap

• ‘Huge, Missing and Growing:’ $65 Trillion in Dollar Debt Sparks Concern

• China’s Covid Pivot Accelerates as Cities Ease Testing Rules

• Ambitious Plans to Build Indonesia a Brand New Capital City Are Falling Apart

• OPEC+ Pauses as Russia Sanctions and China Covid Rules Roil Crude Markets

“If those tweets are accurate, it’s possible that Twitter personnel gave preference to left wing candidates,” he said on Twitter.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election, winning 50.9% of the votes in the Oct. 30 runoff.

Musk visited Brazil earlier this year to discuss investment plans, implementation of new technology to monitor Amazon deforestation and a project to expand broadband internet to remote regions.

Musk’s plans to purchase Twitter were praised then by Bolsonaro, who is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly spreading fake news. The president has had several of his own social media posts taken down by Twitter and Facebook after the companies determined he was spreading falsehoods, including about the safety of Brazil’s electronic voting system.

Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek

• 11 Hours With Sam Bankman-Fried: Inside the Bahamian Penthouse After FTX’s Fall

• TikTok’s Viral Challenges Keep Luring Young Kids to Their Deaths

• Can Duolingo Actually Teach You Spanish?

• Forget Zoom Calls, Remote Work Startups Want to Build a Virtual Office

• Ryanair, EasyJet Scale Back in Germany Over Airport Fees

©2022 Bloomberg L.P.