Brazil fines Meta $1.3M over judicial orders
The gist
Brazil's electoral court fined Meta's local subsidiary R$7.5 million (about US$1.3 million) for incomplete compliance with its orders.
The ruling tests whether platforms stay liable after elections end.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026The TSE ordered Meta to ensure equal algorithmic treatment of both presidential campaigns and provide operational data, with a potential R$500,000-per-day fine for noncompliance.
- Oct 16, 2026The full TSE majority upheld the October 15 order.
- Oct 17, 2026 –19, 2026Meta failed to deliver comprehensive data, and the court levied a 500,000-real daily fine; the penalty was raised to R$1 million per day after Meta missed an initial deadline on compliance information.
Key terms
- electoral court
- A body responsible for overseeing and administering elections in a country or region.
- runoff
- A second election between the top two vote-getters when no candidate wins a majority in the first round.
- algorithmic treatment
- The selection and presentation of online content by recommender systems and personalized search algorithms.
Source: Wikipedia