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Brazil’s Lula Wins Electoral Court Challenge Against Meta for Alleged Pro-Bolsonaro Algorithm Bias

The court said Meta must stop reducing political reach and apply the same AI rules to both campaigns or face a 500,000 reais daily fine.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — A judge of Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday that Meta must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff. The ruling comes shortly after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running against Flávio Bolsonaro, filed a complaint...

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Minister Marco Aurélio Bellizze of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) banned Meta from restricting the delivery of posts related to candidates for the Presidency of the Republic on Thursday (15). By decision, Facebook, one of the social networks operated by Meta, must refrain from reducing the distribution of publications, preventing recommendations or restricting search results. Meta also controls Instagram and WhatsApp. The decision determines…

·Quadra, Brazil
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A judge of the highest electoral tribunal in Brazil decided Thursday that Meta must take immediate measures to ensure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates in the face of the balloting on October 25.

TSE Minister partially responded to Lula's request and determined that Meta adopts criteria to ensure neutrality.

·Curitiba, Brazil
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Gazeta Do Povo broke the news in Curitiba, Brazil on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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