Which of the following statements about the impact of technology in Brazil is NOT correct?
a. Particularly in poor areas, politicians engage in what's called electronic clientelism, by owning radio stations that they use to mobilize voters and affect how they think about issues.
b. Electronic voting was adopted nationally shortly after the transition to democracy
c. Brazil has the largest population of Facebook and Twitter users outside of the United States.
d. Brazil has the world's fastest rate of Internet user growth.
e. The Brazilian government makes little use of the Internet to disseminate information.
e
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