{
  "id": 16459746,
  "title": "Brazil: Is Meta manipulating the election campaign in favour of Bolsonaro?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brasilien-manipuliert-meta-den-wahlkampf-zugunsten-von-bolsonaro",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T09:17:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/brasilien-manipuliert-meta-den-wahlkampf-zugunsten-von-bolsonaro/100264546.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Is the world's most powerful technology company, Meta, manipulating Brazil's presidential election in favor of right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro? Two days before the runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the 45-year-old businessman, Meta is increasingly suspected of favoring Bolsonaro over Lula. Internal communications reveal employees were informed of the biased treatment. Brazilian justice and US Congress representatives are demanding explanations. Lula and Bolsonaro face a decisive runoff on Sunday for the highest office in the South American country. Polls indicate a tight race, with Bolsonaro having a slight edge, the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro. In the first round of voting early October, the younger Bolsonaro unexpectedly led the 80-year-old Lula. A victory for Bolsonaro would signify a rightward shift in the largest Latin American nation after four years of leftist government. Meta's reach in Brazil is immense. The company, led by Mark Zuckerberg, owns three of the country's most important communication platforms: WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. WhatsApp is used by almost every Brazilian internet user. Instagram alone reaches around 147 million user accounts for advertising, among a country of 215 million inhabitants and around 160 million eligible voters.",
  "summary": "Just before the run-off election for the presidency in Brazil, the technology group is coming under suspicion. Now, US congressmen are also demanding clarification from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}