Federal Police Raid in Rio Grande do Sul Over AI 'Deepnudes' of Lawmakers Linked to Nazi Content

Overview

• Operation Rosa Branca carried out two search-and-seizure warrants and one personal search in Lajeado under orders from the 5th Federal Court of Caxias do Sul.
• Investigators say artificial intelligence was used to create fake sexual images of deputies and senators that were disseminated online.
• Profiles tied to the suspects displayed Nazi symbolism, claims of racial “superiority,” and racist posts, and agents seized publications about Nazism during the searches.
• The inquiry originated after the Senate Legislative Police detected unlawful social media posts involving federal parliamentarians.
• Local reporting says Senator Soraya Thronicke may be among the targets, while her office says she has not been notified and no suspects have been named; possible offenses include racial prejudice and exposure of sexual intimacy.