Facebook-parent Meta said it is removing posts from the platform that praise or support anti-democratic demonstrators in Brazil who over the weekend stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace.
The rioters are supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat. On Sunday, they bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and, with some calling for a military intervention to either restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power or oust President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office.
Facebook's more than 3 billion users often rely on the social network to find information or people who share their views. But the service has been criticized for around political and health issues, such as elections and the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has sought to tamp down misleading info by removing posts that violate its moderation standards. In 2023, Meta said it was working on effortsA view of a damaged police car as supporters of former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces after raiding the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8 2023.
Hundreds of participants in the attacks were arrested after control of the buildings on Brasilia's vast Three Powers Square was reestablished. In a news conference from Sao Paulo state, Lula accused Bolsonaro of encouraging the attacks by those he termed"fascist fanatics." Lula also read a newly signed decree that authorized the government to take control of the federal district's security., wrote on Twitter on Sunday that peaceful protest is part of democracy, but vandalism and invasion of public buildings are"exceptions to the rule.
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