Brazil's deputy attorney general, Jorge Messias, said on Friday that the Brazilian government would give Meta the company until Monday to explain the plan. The move comes after the social media company canceled its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced restrictions on discussion of topics such as immigration and gender identity.
It's unclear exactly what will happen after the deadline expires.
"I want to express the Brazilian government's huge concern about the policies adopted by Meta, which is like a weather vane at the airport, changing its position at any time depending on the direction of the wind," Mecias, the Brazilian government's chief lawyer, told reporters in Brasilia.
"Brazilian society will not be at the mercy of this kind of policy," Messias added. "
On Thursday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the changes were "extremely serious" and announced he would discuss the issue.
Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said there were "too many mistakes and too much scrutiny" when announcing the move on Tuesday. For now, Meta only plans to make adjustments in the U.S. market, a spokesman said Tuesday.