Brazil Fines Facebook $1.6 Million in Cambridge Analytica Case

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By Julia Leite

December 30, 2019 at 4:03 PM UTC

Updated on

December 30, 2019 at 5:43 PM UTC

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Brazil’s government imposed a 6.6 million-real ($1.6 million) fine on Facebook Inc. and its local unit for their role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The fine is tied to Facebook’s unlawful sharing of data from its users in Brazil, Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement posted on its website Monday. The investigation began in April 2018. The company can still appeal the decision.