Mato Grosso do Sul electoral court fines Catan R$135,750 for boosted AI attack ads

correiodoestado.com.br (Portuguese)

Brazilian electoral court fined gubernatorial candidate João Henrique Catan R$135,750 for 21 social media violations, including paid boosted attacks and unlabeled AI content. The fines range from R$5,000 to R$10,000, with all offending posts ordered removed. Most rulings concern the video series "Os Intocáveis MS," which used paid boosting to attack Governor Eduardo Riedel and used AI without mandatory labeling. Complaints were filed by the União Brasil-PP federation. Courts rejected free-speech and parliamentary immunity defenses. Separately, the CNJ denied Catan's request to bar former judge Ary Raghiant Neto from the regional court.


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