< Back to all clusters
[POLITICS] · Brazil · 55 sources

started · updated

Brazil's Electoral Tribunal orders platform compliance plans and preserves data on anti‑Flávio Bolsonaro accounts

The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) issued Portaria No. 463/2026, setting a 16 August deadline for digital platforms with more than five million monthly users to submit detailed compliance plans aimed at preventing disinformation and election‑related abuses. The plans must cover content removal, suspension of profiles, data provision, AI safeguards and transparency of political advertising.

The court also ordered Meta to retain the registration data of a coordinated network of profiles that targeted Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following a representation alleging illicit financing and the use of fake pages to spread negative propaganda.

From 3 to 9 August 2026, TSE will hold the first National Week of the Electronic Voting System, featuring demonstrations of voting machines, educational activities and anti‑disinformation actions, while reiterating the security, audit and public‑testing procedures that have been applied to Brazil’s electronic ballots since 1996.

Additional measures include the launch of the Pardal app for citizens to report illegal electoral propaganda, and court orders to delete manipulated videos and false articles, with daily fines of R$ 5 000 for non‑compliance.

Entities

Brazil · Electronic Voting System (Urna Eletrônica) · Flávio Bolsonaro · Google · Google LLC · Kassio Nunes Marques · Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp) · Meta Platforms · OpenAI · Superior Electoral Court (TSE) · Telegram Messenger · Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE)

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The same decree obliges platforms to remove misogynistic speech within six hours and to prevent automatic reposting of removed content. www.ctb.org.br
  • [● 5 SOURCES] Meta will provide the TSE with access to its Ads Library for election‑related advertisements. www.dgabc.com.br · tnonline.uol.com.br
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The partnership agreements were announced on 28 July 2026 and are valid until 31 December 2026.
  • [● 5 SOURCES] Google will feature a special selection of civic apps on the Play Store during the election period. www.dgabc.com.br · tnonline.uol.com.br
  • [● 6 SOURCES] The TSE signed partnership agreements with Facebook, Google, Kwai, TikTok, LinkedIn, X and Telegram to combat disinformation for the 2026 elections. www.dgabc.com.br · tnonline.uol.com.br
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Decree No. 12.976/2026 requires platforms to delete non‑consensual intimate images within two hours of a report. www.ctb.org.br
  • [● 5 SOURCES] The TSE will obtain access to WhatsApp’s Business API to communicate directly with voters. www.dgabc.com.br · tnonline.uol.com.br
  • [● 5 SOURCES] The agreements include the creation of a “Megaphone” tool for the TSE to send messages to Brazilian users. www.dgabc.com.br · tnonline.uol.com.br
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The TSE defended the security of electronic voting machines, stating audits and public testing have found no critical vulnerabilities. 98fmnatal.com.br
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The TSE ordered the removal of a manipulated video supporting Vicentinho Júnior, with a daily fine of R$ 5 000 for non‑compliance. ocoletivo.com.br
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The TSE issued a cartilha to companies outlining permissible and prohibited conduct during the electoral period. dev.tnonline.com.br · www.jornale.com.br
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The TSE instructed Meta to preserve data on coordinated profiles that targeted Flávio Bolsonaro. www.estadao.com.br

Sources

about 1 month ago
about 1 month ago
about 1 month ago
about 1 month ago
about 1 month ago
about 1 month ago