Brazil prosecutors open inquiry into Meta over 1,080+ pro-Lula account restrictions

Brazil's Federal Prosecutor's Office has opened an administrative inquiry into Meta after more than 1,080 complaints of account bans, post removals and reach suppression targeting pro-Lula profiles during the presidential election. Prosecutors are asking whether the restrictions came from court orders or automated systems and whether users had any real path to appeal.

• CTRL+Z logged 1,121 complaints: 36% reach suppression, 32% functionality limits, 22% bans
• 56 creators reported financial harm after income-generating pages were removed or restricted
• Meta acknowledged a video-view counting glitch on October 8
• The inquiry also covers X after complaints from Artigo 19, Conectas and Sleeping Giants Brasil