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Brazil electoral court social media litigation

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The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in Brazil is addressing various legal challenges involving social media usage and electoral regulations. Initially, the TSE ordered Instagram to provide registration and financial transaction data for a leader of the Acadêmicos de Niterói samba school. This procedural step was taken to facilitate a summons regarding an electoral lawsuit filed by the Missão party against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party, and the samba school following a parade float honoring the president. Subsequently, the Lula presidential campaign filed legal action against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and Alfredo Gaspar. The petition alleges the misuse of Instagram ‘collabs’ to bypass propaganda regulations and abuse economic power. Monitoring efforts identified 1,826 co-authored posts involving 492 profiles, with a high concentration of activity occurring within a ten-day window. The complaint claims a network of nearly 2,000 co-authored posts was these profiles were used to boost visibility and direct monetize content by directing followers to a Shopee store to purchase campaign merchandise. merchandise, such as hats featuring the number 22. The coalition is seeking the revocation of the candidates' registrations and an eight-year period of ineligibility, requesting that the TSE order Meta and Shopee to preserve data and identify the responsible individuals. In response, the legal team for Flávio Bolsonaro and Alfredo Gaspar filed a complaint against President Lula, alleging the improper use of public resources and institutional structures for electoral promotion. The filing targets two mid-September events—a visit to the Eurofarma industrial complex and a public security agenda at the Federal Highway Police complex—arguing they were promoted through official government channels in violation of rules regarding institutional advertising. This marks the 14th representation filed by the Bolsonaro campaign in five months regarding the alleged irregular use of government structures.

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