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Lula’s party ramps up pressure to launch probe into Grok’s deepfakes in Brazil

By Henrique Santiago ( January 16, 2026, 21:45 GMT | Insight) -- Lawmakers from the political group of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are seeking to place the country among jurisdictions worldwide that are taking action against X’s Grok AI chatbot.The Workers Party (PT), which is Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s political group, has issued a complaint with prosecutors at the Federal Prosecution Office of the Federal District to push for an investigation into X's Grok AI chatbot concerning the mass circulation of nonconsensual sex-related deepfakes of women and children....

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