MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

Last Sunday, October 25, Brazil held the second round of its presidential election. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was running for re-election, defied most polling projections, overcame a significant deficit following the first round, and defeated Flávio Bolsonaro to secure another four years in office. The President will therefore begin his fourth term in January 2027, with his mandate running through 2030.

A presidential election inevitably raises questions about the country’s future priorities, particularly in a political environment marked by intense polarization over the past decade. The regulation of digital platforms will undoubtedly rank among these priorities, as recent developments suggest that the issue will grow more relevant in the years ahead.

This perception was reinforced during the campaign, when digital platforms and major technology companies were at the center of several controversies. The circulation of political content, the distribution of electoral advertising, and the criteria used to recommend or moderate content became the subject of intense public debate, particularly regarding platform transparency and the extent to which these decisions can shape the public debate and the electoral process. Several of these issues were brought before the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE), which demanded explanations regarding the distribution of political content, the dissemination of electoral advertisements, the use of artificial intelligence, and potential disparities in how competing campaigns were treated[1].

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  Flavio Buzanovsky

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  Gustavo Santana