John,

Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of former far-right president (and sworn enemy of the Amazon rainforest) Jair Bolsonaro — is in a dead heat in polling to win Brazil’s presidency in just a few weeks. If he wins, it could be a death sentence for the Amazon.

And right now, the same online disinformation machine that helped propel his father's movement to power is churning out lies at maximum speed.

We've fought this machine before — and we've beaten it. In the last election, our movement exposed how Facebook, WhatsApp, and other platforms were being used to deceive voters. Lula won the election.

But now Bolsonaro 2.0 is reaching for the same playbook, powered by sophisticated AI tools. So here's our plan: we could fund research to track and expose election disinformation in real time — and force Big Tech and Brazilian authorities to act before the lies can spread unchecked.

Brazil’s election is just *weeks* away. Can you chip in now to help us save the Amazon’s future – and all our work fighting Big Tech’s sinister influence?

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Under the first Bolsonaro, the Amazon faced some of the highest rates of deforestation in years. Illegal mining, land grabbing, and attacks on Indigenous territories surged as environmental protections were weakened and enforcement agencies were sidelined.

Now, the same political movement wants another chance. And this time, the disinformation machine behind it is faster, cheaper, and more powerful than ever. AI-generated videos, fake images, and coordinated influence campaigns can now reach millions of people before fact-checkers have a chance to respond.

In the 2022 election, Ekō exposed how Big Tech was profiting while election lies spread across its platforms — and helped force those companies to answer for cashing in while democracy burned. Now we’re ready to do it again.

If we can quickly raise enough, Ekō could fund researchers to expose the election disinformation machine before it spreads, then bring evidence directly to Brazilian authorities so platforms and political actors can be held accountable. Then we’ll produce a hard-hitting report exposing how major technology companies profit from enabling disinformation, and put that evidence in front of shareholders, executives, journalists, and the public.

If Big Tech won't police itself, we will. Will you rush a donation today to help Ekō stop the forces putting the Amazon at risk?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.

The Amazon is not just a rainforest — it is Earth's life-support system. Its forests pull billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere, its "flying rivers" help bring rain across South America and beyond, and its extraordinary biodiversity and Indigenous communities have protected this living ecosystem for generations.

If the Amazon reaches a tipping point, the consequences will be felt across the entire planet. To stop it from happening, we have to stop Bolsonaro 2.0. So let’s do it, together.