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Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election

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Hughes, E. (2026, November 11). Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/brazil-fines-facebook-1-3-million-for-failing-to-comply-with-court-orders-during-election/article_1cdd811e-7db1-5735-a15a-e57178bbc79d.html

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Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court has fined Meta’s Facebook $1.3 million for not fully adhering to judicial orders during the recent presidential election runoff campaign. The court ruled that while Facebook did not attempt to sway the election’s result, it inadequately addressed concerns raised by President Lula da Silva’s team regarding alleged political bias in how content from both candidates was handled on its platform.

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On November 10, 2026, Brazil's top electoral court (TSE) fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential election runoff campaign. The court ruled unanimously that there was no evidence of deliberate action by Meta to influence the outcome of the election, despite complaints from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s coalition about alleged bias favoring right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta had claimed it took measures to ensure equal treatment for both campaigns but failed to meet all court demands regarding content distribution and AI-generated posts. The court noted technical failures acknowledged by Facebook itself but found no preliminary evidence of intentional actions to unbalance the election, emphasizing that further robust evidence would be required to draw such a conclusion.

Written for “Brazil Fines Meta For Election Compliance Violations” on 2026-11-11, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Brazil’s top electoral court fined Meta’s Facebook $1.3 million for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month’s presidential election runoff campaign when the company was accused of political bias by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s team. asserted

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Justices ruled late Tuesday that Facebook had failed to adequately meet court demands related to allegations that its platform treated content from Lula and challenger Flávio Bolsonaro differently but said there was no evidence so far that the company attempted to influence the election’s outcome. asserted

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