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Meta faces scrutiny over election ad restrictions in Brazil
The dispute between Brazil and Meta over the election escalated when Lula’s campaign, led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, reported being unable to boost new Instagram posts for nearly 24 hours, while Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign could. Lula’s legal team cited this as evidence of possible bias in Bolsonaro’s favor. Meta dismissed the accusation as false, explaining that a technical disruption affected thousands of advertisers in different countries, though Bolsonaro’s campaign was not among them. Brazil’s electoral court instructed Meta to treat the candidates equally. Justice Marco Aurélio…
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