Lula seeks tit-for-tat annulment of Bolsonaro’s election candidacy
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign seeks to disqualify Flavio Bolsonaro over alleged interference by Meta aimed at harming the incumbent’s re-election bid.
In the Brazilian presidential race, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva garnered 45% of the vote, while his right-wing opponent Flavio Bolsonaro secured 47%, according to the first round of voting earlier this month. Lula's campaign has now appealed to disqualify Bolsonaro from the election, following Bolsonaro's own request for Lula's disqualification. The first round results were reported by an unnamed source on <date> in <year>.
In a petition filed with Brazil's highest electoral court on Wednesday, Lula's team accused Bolsonaro of abusing economic power and improperly utilizing social networks to harm Lula's electoral prospects. The allegations centered around Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Meta refuted the claims, stating that some of Lula's campaign ads were mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.
Bolsonaro's team countered by requesting Lula's disqualification on Tuesday, alleging that Lula engaged in "abuse of power" by widely disseminating government postings on WhatsApp during the campaign. The electoral court filing from both campaigns outlines the contentious nature of the upcoming runoff on Sunday.
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