Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRAZIL, April 15 (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Zaire Bolsonaro on Friday criticized the WhatsApp messaging platform for not launching its new feature called Communities in Brazil until the end of this year’s presidential election. The Meta Platforms (FB.O) messaging service said Thursday that it is testing the new tool for organizing groups into larger structures that could be used by workplaces or schools. The function will bring together groups, which are currently limited to 256 users. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Brazilian media reported that the opportunity would not be available in Brazil before the October elections. “What WhatsApp is doing around the world is not a problem, but the exception in Brazil is unacceptable,” Bolsonaro said during a motorcycle rally led in Sao Paulo. read more WhatsApp is one of the many messaging platforms on which Bolsonaro’s supporters rely heavily on communication. Meta declined to comment. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Anthony Boadle. Edited by Sandra Maler Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
