wire / 2026-10-15-fecc
Brazil's TSE President Lifts AI Algorithm Limits for First-Round Winners, Benefiting Flavio Bolsonaro
The rule change applies only to candidates who already won. The algorithm, as usual, takes the side of whoever is ahead.
The facts
TSE president Kassio Nunes Marques lifted restrictions on social media AI recommendation algorithms for profiles of candidates elected in the first round, benefiting Flávio Bolsonaro. This change allows algorithmic amplification of certain political content, undermining electoral fairness and equal access to information during Brazil's election.