Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election
The court said Meta missed deadlines and provided incomplete information, finding no evidence it deliberately tried to sway the runoff.
- Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court fined Meta R$7.5 million on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, for failing to follow orders during the October 25 presidential runoff.
- Officials penalized the company for missing deadlines and providing incomplete information regarding requirements to treat the campaigns of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally.
- Unanimously approved, the fine includes three days at R$500,000 from October 17 to 19, and six days at R$1 million from October 20 to the day of the runoff.
- There was no "deliberate action to skew the election," Judge Marco Aurélio Bellizze said. The company denied bias and blamed technical failures for the issues.
- Broader regulatory pressure in Latin America persists, as the court also called for audits of platform algorithms to address long-standing transparency concerns.
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Leftist Lula suddenly defeated Bolsonaro in the balloting on October 25, following a campaign in which he denounced an "interference" by the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to benefit the right-wing candidate. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) unanimously imposed a fine of R$7.5 million (about US$1.3 million) on the US Meta, although it did not consider a "deliberate action to unbalance the lawsuit," according to Judge Marco Aurélio…
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Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election
Brazil’s top electoral court fines Meta’s Facebook $1.3 million for not fully complying with judicial orders during the recent presidential election runoff campaign.
The Superior Electoral Tribunal sanctioned the technology company for lack of transparency and non-compliance with deadlines during the campaign between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
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