
Esta nota técnica analisa como o assassinato do ativista conservador americano Charlie Kirk em 10 de setembro de 2025 gerou uma explosão de conteúdo nos grupos políticos e conspiracionistas brasileiros do Telegram, saltando de apenas 16 menções nas 3 semanas anteriores para 7.851 publicações em 6 dias, totalizando 24,8 milhões de visualizações. O estudo revela que, apenas 3 horas após o ataque, já havia atribuição imediata do crime à "esquerda/comunistas" sem evidências, consolidando rapidamente uma narrativa de "guerra política" que foi apropriada para o contexto brasileiro com paralelos a 2018 e discursos de perseguição à direita, além da circulação de boatos e ataques a grupos-alvo como pessoas trans e muçulmanos, transformando o caso em um chamado à ação política através da construção de Kirk como "mártir/herói".
This technical note analyzes how the assassination of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 triggered an explosion of content in Brazilian political and conspiracist Telegram groups — jumping from just 16 mentions in the three weeks prior to 7,851 posts in six days, totaling 24.8 million views. The study shows that only three hours after the attack, the crime was already being immediately attributed to "the left/communists" without evidence, rapidly consolidating a "political war" narrative that was adapted to the Brazilian context with parallels to 2018 and rhetoric about persecution of the right. It also documents the rumors and attacks targeting groups such as trans people and Muslims and transforming the case into a call to political action by constructing Kirk as a "martyr/hero".
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