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Erika Hilton Files AGU Complaint Over Viral False Claim That Lula Misgendered Her

She petitions Brazil's attorney general's office to investigate a doctored clip that fueled transphobic attacks.

Overview

  • Hilton says she was not at the Rio event, where Lula’s remark about AI‑generated nonconsensual images was directed at state deputy Elika Takimoto during a Casa da Moeda ceremony.
  • Takimoto posted the full video showing Lula addressing her, undercutting posts that falsely tied the line to Hilton.
  • Hilton reports cataloguing about 90 posts spreading the claim, says the content reached millions of views, and seeks removals, public retractions, and civil or criminal accountability.
  • Right‑wing politicians and influencers, including Eduardo Bolsonaro, Nikolas Ferreira and Rubinho Nunes, amplified the misleading excerpt, according to the coverage.
  • As of the latest reports, the AGU had not publicly responded to Hilton’s filing.