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Terrorgram and Youth Radicalisation: Understanding Brazil’s Online Extremist Landscape
Introduction The emergence of extremist ideologies in Brazil, particularly through the Telegram network known as Terrorgram, presents a grave threat to youth radicalisation and public safety. This Insight examines the alarming proliferation of accelerationist and neo-Nazi propaganda infiltrating local online communities and social media platforms, which has led to a disturbing rise in violent incidents among Brazilian youth.
This earlier investigation monitored 46 groups and channels that promoted neo-Nazi propaganda and also detected the sharing of the Hard Reset manifesto, a digital zine that contains bomb manufacturing manuals and guides for attacking energy towers, which is another product of Terrorgram. At that time, another investigation I conducted revealed that Portuguese-language users were sharing fancams, manifestos, videos, and images related to actual school shootings and infamous violent criminals, such as Dylan Roof, Brenton Tarrant, and the Columbine shooters, on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. Previous research has indicated that exposure to content, such as Terrorgram, can normalise violence and desensitise young audiences, leading them to view violent acts as viable means of expressing discontent with authority or escaping their reality.
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