Pedro Rousseff, nephew of former President Dilma Rousseff, posted false information on Twitter/X to praise President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. to publish Fake news Done on Thursday 23rd.
In this post, Pedro Rousseff celebrates the supposed transfer of R$100 million from the federal government to Uber drivers in Rio Grande do Sul.
The post has been corrected by users. This is because the federal government has not provided any benefits to app drivers. The aid in question was, in fact, a donation of R$500 per driver – announced by Uber itself.
Last week, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi met with Lula at Palacio do Planalto. During the meeting, Khosrowshahi announced assistance of 500 Brazilian reals for 20,000 drivers, for a total of 10 million Brazilian reals, without participation from the federal government.
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Pedro Rousseff began his political career as a member of the Municipal Youth Council (Comjuve) in Belo Horizonte and as a member of the Construindo um Novo Brasil (CNB) movement of the Workers' Party.
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