The fine came after President Lula's coalition filed a complaint. The court said there was no evidence of intent to influence the election. Meta said it will defend itself against "false allegations."

SAO PAULO, Nov 11 : Brazil's electoral authority fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential election runoff campaign, but said there was no evidence so far the company had deliberately acted to influence the outcome.

SAO PAULO, Nov 11 : Brazil's electoral authority fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential election runoff campaign, but said there was no evidence so far the company had deliberately acted to influence the outcome.

Brazil’s top electoral court fines Meta’s Facebook $1.3 million for not fully complying with judicial orders during the recent presidential election runoff campaign.

Meta had denied the accusations but acknowledged that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.