Lula’s party accuses Meta of election interference ahead of Brazil runoff

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's party will file a complaint against tech giant Meta before the Organisation of American States (OAS), alleging election "interference," his campaign reported Wednesday. The leftist leader is seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term in an October 25 runoff, where he will face Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. His party maintains that Meta is harming his campaign by restricting his online content, which the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram denies. "It's time to denounce (Meta) before the international community, starting with the OAS," party Communications Secretary Eden Valadares told reporters, adding that Lula himself had ordered the move. His campaign earlier claimed that Meta in recent days "prevented President Lula's profile from promoting Instagram feed posts," while a post from his official account "experienced an interruption in view counts, which affected its reach." To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this cont...