We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Lula’s party accuses Meta of election interference ahead of Brazil runoff Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s party plans to file a complaint against Meta with the Organisation of American States,alleging election interference,his campaign said Wednesday.The party accuses Meta of restricting Lula’s online content ahead of the October 25 presidential runoff against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.Meta denies the allegations. Brazilian President and presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília, October 14, 2026. © Evaristo Sa, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's party will file a complaint against tech giant Meta before the Organisation of American States (OAS), alleging election "interference," his campaign reported Wednesday. The leftist leader is seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term in an October 25 runoff, where he will face Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.
His party maintains that Meta is harming his campaign by restricting his online content, which the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram denies. "It's time to denounce (Meta) before the international community, starting with the OAS," party Communications Secretary Eden Valadares told reporters, adding that Lula himself had ordered the move. His campaign earlier claimed that Meta in recent days "prevented President Lula's profile from promoting Instagram feed posts," while a post from his official account "experienced an interruption in view counts, which affected its reach." To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. It also said that prior to last Sunday's first round of voting, in which Flavio Bolsonaro finished first, the profiles of Lula and other leftist leaders "suddenly disappeared from Instagram's search function." Meta's Brazil office denied the charges, calling them "simply false" and "not supported by the facts." The incumbent's campaign called a Thursday meeting with international election observers to discuss the alleged interference.
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