Dataset for The use and impact of TikTok in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election

This dataset was initially used in the paper "The use and impact of TikTok in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election". It contains data from official TikTok accounts of the two main candidates running for the 2022 Brazilian presidential election, Lula (@lulaoficial) and Bolsonaro (@bolsonaromessiasjair). It was collected 576 posts of the candidates and more than 540 million interactions on these posts. Data encompass three periods of 2022: (i) Pre-campaign (Jun 30 to Aug 15); (ii) 1st round campaign (Aug 16 to Oct 1); and (iii) 2nd round campaign (Oct 2 - Oct 29). It contains two files. (i) Accounts: How many followers the candidate has, on a day-to-day basis, starting on Sept 5; and (ii) Posts and interactions: Individual data and metrics of each post, including date of the post, text, link for the post, number of plays, likes, comments and shares.