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Meta removes Instagram video featuring MC Cabelinho and Flávio Bolsonaro
Meta removed a Revelando teaser from Instagram on Thursday, less than an hour after it was posted.
The episode, titled “Flavinho de Papai,” is presented by Brazilian funk singer MC Cabelinho and examines the career of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate.
The video questions Bolsonaro’s work history and criticises his proposals to reduce public spending on health and education.
Meta said it restricts content generated or altered by AI around election day, and that automated signals in media files can lead to posts being blocked in Brazil.
The Revelando team says the video used no AI and disputes that it was election content.
The full episode remains available on YouTube, while Meta says restricted posts become visible in Brazil again after the period set by Brazil’s electoral authority.
Meta removed an Instagram teaser for an episode of the series “Revelando” featuring MC Cabelinho and discussing Flávio Bolsonaro.
The platform said it restricted the video under rules on election-related content generated or altered by artificial intelligence.
The “Revelando” team denied using AI and disputed that the video was election content.
The full episode remained available on YouTube.
The video was posted on October 22 and was removed less than an hour later, according to Terra.
- Who
- Meta removed a video presented by MC Cabelinho about Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- What
- Instagram restricted a teaser for the “Flavinho de Papai” episode of “Revelando.
- When
- October 22, 2026. Terra reported it was removed less than an hour after being posted.
- Where
- Instagram in Brazil; the full video remained on YouTube.
- Why
- Meta said the video fell under restrictions on election-related content generated or altered by AI. “Revelando” disputed that explanation.
Meta
Revelando” team
Basis for restriction
Meta
Meta said it restricts AI-generated or altered content during the 72 hours before voting, on election day and the following day.
Revelando” team
The team said it used no AI in the production or final edit.
Nature of the video
Meta
Meta said it was restricted to meet legal requirements concerning election content made with AI.
Revelando” team
The team said the video was a journalistic report and refuted that it had an electoral character.
Meta removed the “Revelando” Instagram profile after an episode presented by Fábio Porchat was published, then restored the account hours later and apologized.
The “Flavinho de Papai” teaser featuring MC Cabelinho was posted on Instagram.
Meta restricted the video; Terra reported it was removed less than an hour after it was shared.
- Episode
- Flavinho de Papai,” the eighth episode of “Revelando
- Presenter
- MC Cabelinho, a funk singer and actor
- Subject
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), a candidate for president
- Platform
- Instagram teaser removed; full episode remained on YouTube
- Meta’s stated policy period
- 72 hours before voting, election day and the following day
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What people are saying
many image, video and audio editing applications use AI features and incorporate an industry-standard signal indicating this use. Meta reads these signals automatically and, to comply with the requirement, makes this content unavailable in Brazil.
We use only illustrative images from the Adobe image bank. Nothing that affects the truthfulness and reporting of the facts described in the episode.
Revelando” is a journalistic series based on excerpts and images from professional media outlets, as well as widely reported court decisions.