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Brazilian President Lula filed a complaint with the electoral court accusing Meta of favoring right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro through algorithmic bias. His campaign claims search results omit progressive voices and critical videos are removed, while Meta attributes issues to technical glitches.
A PoderData/Aya poll places incumbent President Lula at 49% support, narrowing the gap to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's 51%. The results fall within the margin of error ahead of the October 25 runoff election. Brazilian business executives are shifting allegiance from Lula to Bolsonaro following his strong first-round showing, raising prospects for asset sales at state-controlled oil company Petrobras.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva filed a formal complaint alleging Meta restricted his social media content to interfere in the upcoming election. His campaign claims Instagram prevented post promotion and search visibility after the first round, accusing the company of favoring far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Meta denied the charges, attributing issues to global technical glitches.