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Electoral Court Orders Meta to Stop Limiting Instagram

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC · How we work

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Lula Accuses Meta

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accuses Meta of restricting his Instagram activity during the election.
Internal Meta messages confirmed his profile was limited while promoting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s profile and WhatsApp.
Lula’s campaign filed a complaint with Brazil’s electoral court.
A justice of the Superior Electoral Court ordered Meta not to limit political content during the runoff.
Meta denied claims, saying they were false and caused by technical glitches.

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Senate Passes Shorter Week

Brazil’s Senate approved the work-week reduction bill by a 75-1 vote.
The legislation ends the “6x1” schedule that covers roughly 16 million workers.
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro reversed his stance and will support the bill.
Business groups warn the shorter week could raise labor costs.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the change lets families spend more time together.

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Historical Context

In 2016, Brazil enacted Law 13,467, the labor reform that overhauled the work-week structure and introduced flexible contracts. President Michel Temer signed the bill, which altered hours for roughly 30 million workers and allowed 12-hour shifts with 36-hour rest. Today, Lula’s administration pushes a 75-1 Senate vote to replace the lingering “6x1” schedule, while Meta’s platform restrictions echo the reform’s contested impact on workers’ rights, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro publicly supports the bill. If passed, the new legislation could reshape labor productivity and set precedents for digital platform regulation, echoing the 2016 reform’s lasting economic and political reverberations.

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Lula Accuses Meta

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accuses Meta of restricting his Instagram activity during the election.
Internal Meta messages confirmed his profile was limited while promoting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s profile and WhatsApp.
Lula’s campaign filed a complaint with Brazil’s electoral court.
A justice of the Superior Electoral Court ordered Meta not to limit political content during the runoff.
Meta denied claims, saying they were false and caused by technical glitches.

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