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Even though most state censorship ended just before the period of redemocratization that started in 1985, Brazil still experiences a certain amount of non-official censorship today. The current legislation restricts freedom of expression concerning racism (Paim Law) [1] and the Constitution prohibits the anonymity of journalists. [2]
The Brazilian Congressional Bill No. 2630, officially Brazilian Law on Freedom, Responsibility and Transparency on the Internet [1] and dubbed the Fake News Bill (Portuguese: PL das Fake News) by its supporters and Censorship Bill (Portuguese: PL da Censura) by its opponents, [2] is a pending bill being considered by the National Congress of Brazil which is intended to fight the spread of ...
Article 5 of the Constitution of Brazil encodes freedom of speech as a constitutional right. The Article was approved along with the Constitution of Brazil in 1988.. Article 5: All are equal before the law, without distinction whatsoever, guaranteeing Brazilians and foreigners residing in the country the inviolable right to life, liberty, equality, security and property, as follows:
In a separate post Saturday, he called the court’s decision to block the accounts “aggressive censorship” that “appears to violate the law and will of the people of Brazil.” He said X ...
The worldwide erosion of support for free speech continues.
Brazil has banned X, joining the ranks of countries such as Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Iran and Pakistan, due to concerns over misinformation and hate speech, but critics argue that ...
From 30 August 2024 to 8 October 2024, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court judge Alexandre de Moraes imposed a block of X in Brazil. This occurred after the social network's chairman Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative in the country, which led Moraes to freeze Starlink's financial assets and impose fines for non-compliance.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice 08/17/2024 15:35 -0400 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Social media platform X said Saturday it will close its operations in Brazil , claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil ...