Researchers logged over 1,000 Meta restrictions on political content.

Yasmin Curzi of Rio’s Getulio Vargas Foundation says the suspensions hit progressive groups and independent press hardest.

Lost reach is the commonest case at 356, ahead of 163 repost limits, 125 account limits and 119 post bans.

Meta says it removed posts by ministers, journalists and activists to obey Brazil’s electoral court orders in the first round.

Lula’s campaign has complained to the electoral court, days before the runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro.

How each outlet framed it
Agência Pública leans critical
cites CTRL+Z's count of over 1,000 Meta restrictions in the first half of October, 22% with no explanation, and the reach-reduction breakdown

Sources: Agência Pública