“We consider this a violent event and will remove content that supports or promotes this action,” a spokesperson for US technology company Meta confirmed to the German news agency on Monday. “We are monitoring the situation and will continue to remove content that violates our policies.” Meta includes the social networks Facebook and Instagram.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had ordered the removal of channels alleged to have organized or supported the riots. Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of 17 accounts on the Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and Twitter platforms. At least some accounts were still active on Monday. According to initial investigations, social networks played an important role in organizing the attack on the government district.
On Sunday, angry supporters of Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the Palácio do Planalto government seat, causing significant damage to the buildings. It took security forces hours to regain control of the situation.
The right-wing president Bolsonaro lost in the second round to left-wing politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last October and left office around the turn of the year. Even before the elections, he had repeatedly questioned the electoral system. However, he never provided any evidence for this. Even after the vote, he never explicitly acknowledged his defeat. His supporters repeatedly blocked country roads, camped in front of barracks and demanded military intervention in favor of the deposed head of state.
(SDA)