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Brazil's Top Electoral Court Gives Meta Deadline to Respond: Lula Camp Accuses Platform of Interfering in Runoff
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on October 10 ordered Meta to provide itemized explanations within 48 hours regarding the throttling measures on Lula's official account and anomalies in video metrics. Lula's campaign team accused the U.S. tech giant of interfering in the October 25 runoff against far-right opponent Flavio Bolsonaro, while Meta's Brazil office called the allegations "completely false."
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsLula camp accuses Meta of interfering in Brazil election; Brazil's electoral court gives 48 hours for explanation
The campaign team of Brazilian President Lula has accused Meta's platforms of blocking the promotion of its Instagram content and causing anomalies in post reach. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court has ordered the platform to explain all related measures within 48 hours. The incident, occurring on the eve of the October 25 runoff, has once again put the spotlight on the influence and accountability pathways of multinational tech platforms over Latin American electoral processes.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUS-Israel War Against Iran Spills Over; Lula Government Uses Oil Revenue to Subsidize Fuel Prices Ahead of Runoff
As the US-Israel war against Iran drives up international oil prices, Brazil's Lula government announced, two weeks before the October 25 presidential runoff, a 30-day exemption of gasoline from federal taxes and additional diesel import subsidies, with the fiscal gap offset by revenues from federal oil assets. A conflict far away in the Strait of Hormuz has been transmitted through energy markets to the domestic political agendas of Southern countries, forcing the incumbent administration to ra
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsBrazil Issues Arrest Warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro: Acting as an Intermediary for Washington's Pressure on Brazilian Judiciary
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an arrest warrant for former congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro and revoked his passport, following the Supreme Court's earlier ruling that Eduardo was guilty of lobbying the United States to use tariffs and sanctions to interfere with Brazil's domestic judicial proceedings. The case comes in the weeks before the October 25 runoff vote between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsPolitical Realignment Continues Ahead of Brazil's Runoff: Flavio Bolsonaro Gains Third-Place Candidate's Support; Protests in Multiple Cities Against Far-Right Return to Power
According to France 24 citing AFP, Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday received conditional support from Augusto Curry (approximately 3% of the vote), the third-place finisher in the first round, consolidating his position ahead of the runoff two weeks later against left-wing incumbent President Lula, who is seeking a fourth term. A Datafolha poll shows Flavio leading Lula 52% to 48%. Flavio is the son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who remains
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsRio Students Roar "Never Again Bolsonaro": Fear and Fury Under the Shadow of Far-Right Restoration
Thousands of students poured into central Rio de Janeiro on October 7 to protest far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who led the first round of voting. They fear that if Flavio takes power he will pardon his father, who is serving time for a coup, and emulate Argentine President Milei in drastically cutting social program spending. The nearly 81-year-old incumbent left-wing President Lula is seeking a fourth term, with the runoff scheduled for October 25.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThousands of Brazilian Students Rally in Rio, Protesting Bolsonaro Family Comeback, Fearing Brazil Becoming US Vassal
On October 7, 2026, thousands of Brazilian students held a demonstration in downtown Rio de Janeiro, protesting that far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro led the first round of the presidential vote and will enter a runoff against Lula on October 25. What the protesters deeply fear is the possibility of national sovereignty falling into Washington's orbit — the Trump administration previously imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods and sanctioned a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsBrazil's Supreme Court Splits Openly From Within as Financial Scandal Intertwined with Election Politics Exposes Institutional Crisis
Brazilian Supreme Court President Fachin on the 9th suspended conflicting rulings issued by two justices in an attempt to end the public infighting triggered by a fraudulent banker. Some 3,000 business organizations jointly warned that the country faces an "extremely serious institutional crisis." The scandal has now embedded itself in next month's presidential election campaign and, owing to former president Bolsonaro's alliance with Trump, has become entangled with far-right politics in the Un
Truth Era Newsroom · 38 viewsTariffs as Hammer, Trump as Cheerleader: How the US Is Deeply Meddling in Brazil's Election
Less than a month before the October 4 vote, the Trump administration is dragging Brazil's presidential election into an unprecedented geopolitical showdown, wielding tariffs and openly championing the Bolsonaro family. Eighty-year-old Lula is seeking an unprecedented fourth term buoyed by his economic record, but faces a double bind of deteriorating public security and a high cost of living. With a right-wing tide sweeping Latin America and the backing of the US executive branch, the balance of
Truth Era Newsroom · 30 viewsFrench Farmers Blockade Parliament to Protest EU-Mercosur Agreement: An Epitome of Standard Differences and Trade Power Asymmetries
Hundreds of French farmers drove tractors into Paris and rallied outside the National Assembly to protest the free trade agreement being negotiated between the EU and Mercosur countries, fearing that beef, poultry, and sugar from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay constitute unfair competition due to differing environmental and animal welfare standards. French President Macron declared he would oppose the agreement ahead of a key vote, while the European Commission countered that European
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsWildlife Populations Decline 73% Over 52 Years: Report Reveals Conservation Funding Is Only One-Thirty-Third of Spending on Ecological Destruction
The World Wildlife Fund's 2026 Living Planet Report indicates that approximately $7.3 trillion flowed into activities harmful to nature in 2023, while only about $220 billion was used for conservation — a ratio of roughly 33 to 1. Over the same period, monitored wildlife populations declined by an average of 73%, with Latin America and the Caribbean seeing declines as high as 95% and Africa 80%, highlighting the structural inequality between funding flows and ecological consequences.
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsAmnesty International Report: Russia Lures Citizens of Multiple Countries to Fight in Ukraine with Fake Job Promises, Constituting Human Trafficking
Amnesty International released a report on Thursday accusing Russia of luring citizens from countries including Brazil, Colombia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa to Russia through fraudulent recruitment advertisements, seizing their passports upon arrival, forcing them to sign military contracts, and sending them to the battlefield in Ukraine. The organization's Secretary General Agnès Callamard characterized this conduct as human trafficking under the United Nations definition and called on the cou
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