{
  "id": 16171338,
  "title": "Sanders and Democratic lawmakers ask Meta to explain alleged favouritism towards Bolsonaro",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/sanders-and-democratic-lawmakers-ask-meta-to-explain-alleged",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/23/sanders-and-democratic-lawmakers-ask-meta-to-explain-alleged-favouritism-towards-bolsonaro"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Senator Bernie Sanders and 11 other Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, requesting an explanation for what they allege is unequal treatment of the campaigns of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on Meta's platforms Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The lawmakers express deep concern over reports that Meta's platforms are restricting or amplifying content associated with Lula's campaign while favoring Bolsonaro's. The lawmakers insist that favoring a candidate, even unintentionally, is unacceptable and ask Meta to disclose any contacts with Donald Trump's administration regarding Brazil's judiciary, platform regulation, the election, or US policy towards Brazil. If Meta did have such contacts, they demand records of meetings, calls, and messages.",
  "summary": "US Senator Bernie Sanders and 11 other Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain the alleged unequal treatment by Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp of the campaigns of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who face each other on Sunday in Brazil’s presidential runoff.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}