Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

The fine came after President Lula's coalition filed a complaint. The court said there was no evidence of intent to influence the election.

Meta said it will defend itself against "false allegations." Brazil's top electoral court has ordered Meta to pay 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million; €1.22 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential election. Ahead of the runoff vote on October 25, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's coalition filed a complaint, accusing Meta of "algorithmic manipulation" favoring his far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro.

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously ruled on Tuesday to impose the 7.5 million reais fine on the US tech giant. On the other hand, the court's reporting judge Marco Aurelio Belizze wrote in his ruling that there were no preliminary evidence indicating that any intentional actions were taken to influence the election.