Facebook VP Latin-America arrested

THE VICE-PRESIDENT of Facebook, Latin America  has been arrested in Brazil  accused of ignoring a court order in a secret investigation involving gangland and drug trafficking.

In a newsletter, Tuesday, March 1, Sao Paulo police  said  that the Argentinian  Diego Dzoran was arrested by order of a judge in the northeastern state of Sergipe.

in December, a Brazilian judge   blocked  WhatsApp, and Facebook, because they refused to provide user information to the police.

Brazilians are among the most voracious consumers of social media like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. Approximately half of the population uses WhatsApp.