Larissa Nery

Larissa Nery is a Brazilian hairdresser from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, who recently became an unwitting focal point in an election fraud controversy in India. Her photograph, taken by photographer Matheus Ferrero, was misused in a political press conference led by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, where she was wrongly identified as a voter appearing multiple times on voter lists in Haryana. Nery, who has never been to India, expressed her confusion and fear as her social media exploded with messages after the incident, highlighting the unexpected and overwhelming nature of her sudden fame.