False: It is false that sociologist Rosângela da Silva, wife of Lula (PT), and an alleged criminal have incited the death of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in a dance video, contrary to what a post on Twitter claims. Dancer alongside Janja, who has no criminal record, singer MC Dourado explained that the slang used in the music of the video from Pará means defeat in a competition.
Investigated Content: tweet of jiu-jitsu master Renzo Gracie, declared supporter of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), accusing sociologist Rosângela da Silva, wife of Lula (PT), and an alleged criminal of having incited the death of the current president in a recorded dance video at the home of the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB). In the tweet, the fighter says that the lyrics of the song sung by Janja and Mc Dourado (“now it’s salt, Bolsonaro”) is synonymous with “kill”.
where it was published: Twitter.
Completion of Proof: It is false that sociologist Rosângela da Silva, wife of Lula (PT), and an alleged criminal incited the death of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in a dance video.
The dancer alongside Janja, as Rosângela is known, is funk singer Wagner Sabino da Silva, based in Pará and known as MC Dourado. He, who has no criminal record, explained that “now is salt in Bolsonaro”, mentioned in the music of the video, is used, in Pará, to refer to someone who loses in a competition. Other sources found by Comprova support this claim.
The video was, in fact, recorded at the home of Governor Helder Barbalho (MDB), on October 9th.
Falsefor Comprova, is content invented or edited to change its original meaning and deliberately disclosed to spread a falsehood.
Scope of publication: As of the late afternoon of October 24, the investigated tweet had been retweeted over 5,900 times and had over 15,700 likes and 214,000 views. Gracie, the author of the publication, has more than 253,300 followers. Comprova investigates suspicious content with the greatest reach on social networks.
What does the publisher say?: Comprova tried to get in touch with Renzo Gracie through Instagram, since he doesn’t accept direct messages on Twitter from those he doesn’t follow. However, there was no response until the publication of this check.
How do we check: We searched Google for the key expressions “Janja”, “Helder Barbalho” and “kill Bolsonaro” for information about the recorded dance. We found a article by Mônica Bergamo, from Folha de S. Paulo, republished on Yahoo News about the episode. To ascertain the inexistence of MC Dourado’s criminal record, we searched Google for “MC Dourado”, and found that he was a candidate for state deputy in this year’s general elections. on your page profile on the TSE application portalwe found certificates of negative criminal record, which is a mandatory document in the candidate’s registry.
“Now is salt” means defeat in a competition
Janja’s dance video episode was reported by Folha de S. Paulo. The dancer alongside Janja is funk singer Wagner Sabino da Silva, based in Pará and known as MC Dourado.
He explained that the slang “now is salt in Bolsonaro”, quoted in the music of the video, is used, in Pará, to refer to someone who loses in a competition.
“Here, when a team wins, we say ‘salt’ [para o outro], means it’s over. So it was ‘salt in Bolsonaro’”, MC Dourado told Folha.
Other sources found by Comprova support this claim. Video from Paysandu playersPará team, on Facebook, and Remo fan tweetanother club from Pará, show the use of this slang after victories against opponents in soccer championships.
As for the location and date of the video, it was, in fact, as Gracie claimed in the verified tweet, recorded at the home of Governor Helder Barbalho, in Belém. The recording is from October 9th.
MC Dourado has no criminal record.
In the verified tweet, Gracie calls MC Dourado a “confessed criminal”. However, this is also not true.
the funker was a candidate in this year’s general elections. He ran for state deputy in Pará for União Brasil and was substituted.
on the page of his profile on the TSE application portalwe found negative criminal record certificates (1 and two), which is a mandatory document in the registration of candidates.
Who is Renzo Gracie?
The author of the verified tweet is a jiu-jitsu teacher and a member of the Gracie family, one of the most influential martial art clans in the world. Gracie is also an outspoken supporter of Jair Bolsonaro, having already threatened to attack government critics.
The links between the fighter and the Bolsonaro administration go beyond support. In December 2021, Gracie received the then-Secretary of Culture, Mario Frias, in New York, to deal with a “cultural project involving audiovisual production, culture and sport”. The trip, which was official, cost BRL 39,000 to the public coffers..
Members of the Gracie family living in the United States appear on the Transparency Portal as recipients of government emergency aid for the pandemic, as reported the news website Congresso em Foco.
why do we investigate: Comprova investigates suspicious content that goes viral on social media about the presidential elections, the realization of public works and the pandemic. The team focuses on viral publications, which have had great reach on social media and can confuse the population. In the context of elections in Brazil, many contents are being released with the aim of disrupting the process, as they can influence the decision of Brazilian voters. The population must choose its candidates based on true and reliable information.
Other checks on the topic: Renzo Gracie, author of the verified tweet, is a repeat offender in disseminating pieces of disinformation, especially with the aim of promoting his candidate, Bolsonaro, and attacking his main rival, Lula. Involving publications by the jiu-jitsu master, Comprova has already shown that post local exchange of act against Lula to discredit pollswhat video of the PM’s approach to Sport fans has no relation to PT is that It’s a fake photo of Schwarzenegger with a shirt in support of Bolsonaro.
Investigated by: Crusoé, Portal Norte and Uol; Verified by: Folha de S.Paulo, Alma Preta, Correio do Estado, Piauí, Grupo Sinos, SBT, SBT News, A Gazeta, O Dia and Estado de S.Paulo
Source: CNN Brasil
