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Lula supporters protest against Meta to denounce its 'electoral interference'
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About 200 supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva protested outside Meta’s São Paulo headquarters on Monday, six days before the election, accusing the company of favoring opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s content. The demonstration, organized by the platform Não Se Meta, called on Meta to explain alleged reductions in the reach of Lula-related posts and boosts to Bolsonaro-related material. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court gave Meta 24 hours on Monday to show that it provides equal treatment to both presidential campaigns. Lula and Bolsonaro have each filed complaints alleging that their political content is disadvantaged on Meta platforms. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has denied interfering in the election. Protesters called for Meta to stop manipulating elections through social media and said content removals or reduced distribution could affect public debate and electoral balance. Activists also raised demands for digital sovereignty and open, transparent Brazilian social-media platforms. Protesters said that 70% of Brazil’s population gets news from Instagram, although the source of that figure was not specified.