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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.
In May of 2023, Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna of the Center for Strategic and International Studies warned that "Brazil's misaligned censorship policy risks cutting off free speech ...
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.
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 ...
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" due to what it called "censorship orders" by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
Brazil’s attorney general has called for social media platforms in the country to be regulated after Elon Musk threatened to disobey a court order banning certain accounts on X and lashed out ...
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk's X social network in the country to comply with an order from a judge who ...
Pages in category "Censorship in Brazil" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...