Meta was fined 1.3 million euros in Brazil for not treating presidential candidates equally

Brazil's electoral court fined Meta €1.3 million for unequal treatment of presidential candidates during the election. Lula accused Meta of manipulating algorithms to favor Bolsonaro. The court found insufficient evidence of intentional bias but confirmed unequal treatment of candidates. Meta denied the allegations but acknowledged technical errors in deactivating some of Lula's ads. Lula won the election with a significant margin, promising stricter social media oversight. Bolsonaro, who initially won the first round, did not accept the results and fled to the U.S.