Milan, 11 Nov. (LaPresse) – Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has fined Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, 7.5 million reais (approximately 1.2 million euros) for failing to fully comply with the Court’s provisions aimed at ensuring equal treatment for the campaigns of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro during the second round of the presidential elections. This was reported by CNN Brasil. The decision was unanimous: Justices Sérgio Kukina, Estela Aranha, Nauê Bernardo, André Mendonça, Dias Toffoli and Kassio Nunes Marques sided with the reporting judge, Marco Aurélio Bellizze, who highlighted delays, a lack of transparency and incomplete compliance with the court’s orders by the tech giant. Bellizze, the judge presiding over the case brought by Lula’s campaign, stated that the company had failed to comply with some of the measures within the set deadlines, had presented the information in a piecemeal manner and had provided insufficient data to allow for monitoring of compliance. Whilst acknowledging the partial non-compliance with the court’s orders, the judge emphasised that there is insufficient evidence to prove that Meta acted intentionally to favour Flávio Bolsonaro in the elections.
Brazil fines Meta for favouring Flavio Bolsonaro in the elections
Milan, 11 Nov. (LaPresse) – Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has fined Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, 7.5 million reais (approximately 1.2 million euros) for failing to fully comply with the Court’s provisions aimed at ensuring equal treatment for the campaigns of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro during the second round of the presidential elections. This was reported by CNN Brasil. The decision was unanimous: Justices Sérgio Kukina, Estela Aranha, Nauê Bernardo, André Mendonça, Dias Toffoli and Kassio Nunes Marques sided with the reporting judge, Marco Aurélio Bellizze, who highlighted delays, a lack of transparency and incomplete compliance with the court’s orders by the tech giant. Bellizze, the judge presiding over the case brought by Lula’s campaign, stated that the company had failed to comply with some of the measures within the set deadlines, had presented the information in a piecemeal manner and had provided insufficient data to allow for monitoring of compliance. Whilst acknowledging the partial non-compliance with the court’s orders, the judge emphasised that there is insufficient evidence to prove that Meta acted intentionally to favour Flávio Bolsonaro in the elections.