TSE Sends Target to Explain Nikolas' Reach on Instagram - 22/10/2026
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Brazil's electoral court demands that Meta and X explain suspicions of favoring Flávio Bolsonaro on social media.
Lula's campaign pointed favor to Flávio Bolsonaro
Decision is answer to the action of PT that quotes video with 160 million views and claims favoring the algorithm
Minister Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, Chief Electoral Officer, gave a period of 12 hours for Meta to submit to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) data on the distribution of political content of the profiles investigated in an action involving Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) and Pablo Marçal. In case of non-compliance, the company will be subject to a fine of R$ 100 thousand per hour of delay. The decision was taken after the compa…
The Chief Electoral Officer, Minister Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, has determined that the Meta and the X present, within 24 hours, technical clarifications on the distribution of political content, the broadcast of electoral announcements and the removal of publications. The measure was taken in an electoral judicial investigation action (Aije) presented by the campaign of [...]
The restrictions on profiles and advertisements linked to Lula contrasted with the improper recommendations of Flávio Bolsonaro; after a complaint to the TSE, the company attributed the episodes to technical failures.
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