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OpinionBrazil before the runoff election: "Olé, olá, Lula": The battle for the Brazilian presidency is being decided on social media. Does the US corporation Meta favor ...
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Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro want to exclude each other: Shortly before the runoff election in Brazil, the election campaign between Lula and Bolsonaro is ...
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Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism: Sleeping Giants and CTRL-Z sent evidence to Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court today showing Meta ...
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Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff: Messaging service WhatsApp and parent company Meta are embroiled in legal attacks by ...
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Allegations Against Meta: Was Lula Disadvantaged on Instagram During the Brazilian Election Campaign?
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Brazil court orders Meta to prove it gives Lula, Bolsonaro campaign content equal treatment
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Brazilian Protesters Rally Outside Meta Offices over Alleged Election Interference
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Lula’s campaign takes alleged Meta favouritism towards Bolsonaro to the UN and federal police
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Meta denies political bias claims in Brazil’s presidential campaign: Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s ...
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Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports
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Key FactsFolha: Meta messages cited restrictions on Lula’s Instagram accounts
Oct 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- According to Folha, internal messages acknowledged restrictions that hindered Lula’s Instagram accounts during the election.
- The messages reportedly said the platform also recommended Senator Flavio Bolsonaro’s profile and his WhatsApp channel.
- Meta said the technical issues were already public and concerned only their severity, not political interference.
- On Thursday, Brazil’s top electoral court barred Meta from unjustifiably limiting political content for either candidate and required Meta AI neutrality.
Any suggestion that Meta favors one side is false.— Meta, in a statement responding to reports of alleged political interference during Brazil's election
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