Electoral Court requires Meta to treat Lula and Flávio’s campaigns equally2026-10-10The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ordered Meta to treat the campaigns of Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro equally and not restrict the distribution of election content; the company could be fined R$500,000 per day for failing to comply.The TSE plenary unanimously upheld Minister Marco Aurélio Bellizze’s decision.Lula’s campaign accused Meta of limiting the reach of its posts and pointed to problems with ads, view counts and artificial intelligence tools.Meta denied favoring any candidate and attributed the problems to technical failures; according to The Hindu, it also cited anti-fraud measures. The company said Lula’s account was suspended by mistake.The order also requires Meta’s AI tool to apply the same criteria to both campaigns and prohibits unequal restrictions on search and recommendations.Flávio’s campaign also petitioned the TSE, alleging that it was being targeted by paid negative advertising and asking the platform to prevent it from being promoted.TSE determina que Meta não interfira em conteúdo eleitoral de Flávio e Lula (Veja)TSE decide manter ordem que proíbe Meta de restringir conteúdo e favorecer candidatos (CartaCapital)Meta cita ‘falha’, mas nega interferência nas eleições brasileiras (CartaCapital)Meta admite falhas em conta de Lula e nega interferência nas eleições (Gazeta do Povo)TSE tem maioria para exigir à Meta paridade a Lula e Flávio (SBT News)Meta nega interferência política na eleição e diz que 'não toma partido' (Correio Braziliense)TSE forma maioria para que Meta não interfira nas eleições brasileiras (Correio Braziliense)Depois de Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro diz ser prejudicado pela Meta e pede para TSE proibir impulsionamento de posts negativos | G1 (G1)Campanha de Lula aponta “interferência” de Meta nas eleições (SBT News)TSE tem maioria para manter decisão que proíbe Meta de limitar alcance de publicações eleitorais (Valor Econômico)Algoritmos das big techs viram o novo campo de batalha da eleição (CartaCapital)Lula logra fallo contra Meta tras denunciar sesgo algorítmico a favor de Bolsonaro (Proceso)Brazil's Lula accuses social media giant Meta of election interference amid tight run-off campaign (France 24)Présidentielle au Brésil : l’équipe de Lula accuse Meta d’interférer dans la campagne électorale (Sud Ouest)Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report (Al Jazeera)Lula’s party accuses Meta of election interference ahead of Brazil runoff (France 24)Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling (The Hindu)Meta has 24 hours to prove equal treatment of Lula, Bolsonaro (Free Malaysia Today)البرازيل تمهل «ميتا» 24 ساعة لضمان المساواة بين لولا وبولسونارو.. ما القصة؟ (Youm7)Lula accuses Meta of election interference (The Jakarta Post)பிரேசில் அதிபர் தேர்தலில் மெட்டா நிறுவனம் தலையிடுவதாக பகீர் குற்றச்சாட்டு (Daily Thanthi)Présidentielle au Brésil : le parti de Lula accuse Meta d’« ingérence » à l’entre-deux-tours (Le Monde)