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Brazilian court bars Meta from using news content without authorisation
See how this story connectsOn 3 November 2026 a São Paulo court granted an interim injunction to ANJ, ABERT and ANER against Meta. It suspends part of Meta’s commercial terms, due to take effect on 20 November, which would have let automated programs copy and analyse news, photos and videos from the outlets’ sites, including to develop and train AI systems. The injunction stands until final judgment and sets a daily fine of R$ 1 million for non-compliance, capped at R$ 100 million.
Why it matters
Member outlets of the three associations keep their Meta accounts, pages and tools running, and Meta may not restrict or punish them for refusing the new terms.
- When
- 3 Nov 2026
- ID
WTA-N-2026-0703- Where
- Brazil
- Who
- ANJ, ABERT, ANER, Meta; Guilherme Madeira Dezem, Marcelo Rech
- Topics
- Copyright, Competition
- Authority
- 44th Civil Court of São Paulo (suit by ANJ, ABERT and ANER)
- Target
- Meta
- Action
- interim injunction suspending part of Meta’s commercial terms due 20 Nov 2026 and barring unauthorised collection and use of member outlets’ content, including for AI training
- Status
- injunction granted 3 Nov 2026; daily fine of R$1m for non-compliance, capped at R$100m; stands until final judgment · Enforcement ledger
Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from ANJ and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 4 Nov 2026.
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Cite this story
WTA-N-2026-0703: “Brazilian court bars Meta from using news content without authorisation.” wheresthe.ai, 3 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/br-brazilian-court-bars-meta-from-using-news-content-without-2026-11/ (source: ANJ (Associação Nacional de Jornais)).
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