Key facts
- Lula's campaign plans to request Flavio Bolsonaro's disqualification.
- Bolsonaro's team accused Lula of abuse of power.
- Meta was ordered by the Superior Electoral Court to treat both campaigns equally.
- Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro clashed during a debate, trading personal attacks.
Days before Brazil's presidential runoff election, candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro have each initiated efforts to disqualify their rival. Lula's campaign announced on Tuesday it would request the disqualification of Bolsonaro over alleged election interference by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Later on Tuesday, Bolsonaro's team filed its own petition, accusing Lula of "abuse of power" for the mass distribution of government posts on WhatsApp during the campaign.