Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism

Advocacy groups Sleeping Giants Brasil and CTRL+Z submitted evidence to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court showing that Meta's AI tools continue to disproportionately favor Senator Flávio Bolsonaro over President Lula by linking the president to negative content and prominently displaying the senator in search results. The groups are asking the court to enforce a previously issued daily fine of R$500,000 and demand Meta explain its ranking algorithms and AI systems within 24 hours. This comes despite an earlier court order requiring Meta to provide equal treatment for both presidential candidates.