Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that social media company Meta's decision to scrap its fact-checking program in the U.S. was "extremely serious," and that he would discuss the matter in a meeting with government officials.

Brazil’s federal government issued an extrajudicial notice to Meta on Thursday demanding clarification of its fact-checking practices to combat hate speech and disinformation on its platforms. The Attorney General’s Office gave Meta,