Gizem Nisa Demir
17 October 2026•Update: 17 October 2026
Meta on Friday denied politically favoring Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro after a court ordered the company to treat him and incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva equally ahead of their Oct. 25 runoff.
Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported, citing internal messages it reviewed, that Meta employees acknowledged restrictions had hindered Lula’s Instagram accounts and that the platform recommended Bolsonaro’s profile and WhatsApp channel.
Lula’s campaign alleged that some of his posts lacked sharing options, received reduced reach and had technical issues affecting audio and user interactions.
His camp also said it would file a
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