# Brazil fines Meta $1.3 million for failing to comply with judicial orders

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brazil-fines-meta-1-3-million-for-failing-to-comply-with-judicial-orders/
- Published: 2026-11-11T03:20:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T06:51:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/11/brazil-fines-meta-1-3-million-over-election-controversy_6777388_4.html
- Topics: Americas, Business, Companies, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Brazil’s electoral court fined Meta 7.5 million reais.
- The penalty concerns incomplete responses to court orders.
- Allegations of unequal treatment during the election remain under investigation.

## Summary

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has fined Meta 7.5 million reais, about US$1.3 million, for providing incomplete information in response to judicial orders during the 2026 election campaign. The ruling concerns allegations that Meta’s platforms treated the presidential campaigns of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro unequally, and highlights the court’s efforts to scrutinise how social media can affect elections.

The case was brought by Lula’s campaign coalition, which alleged that Meta restricted the reach of pro-Lula content and favoured Bolsonaro’s campaign. The court said Meta’s responses to 17 requests for information lacked sufficient detail and transparency; Meta denied favouring any candidate and said the allegations were unfounded. The fine does not settle the underlying claims, which the TSE will continue investigating.

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