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Brazil Had At Least 41 Cases Of Crimes Against Freedom of Speech In One Year
A Folha survey shows episodes in all regions, including cases of censorship and self-censorship
Nov.5.2018 11:22AM
Rogério Gentile
SÃO PAULO
An exclusive survey made by Folha's reporters show that since September 2017 there were at least 41 crimes against freedom of speech in Brazil, including cases of censorship and self-censorship.
The review found episodes in all five Brazilian regions. Most of them originated from court decisions, but there were also instances resulting from actions from police officers, district attorneys, and mayors, as well as private organizations.
One of the most typical cases of restriction of free speech in the survey was an order from the Electoral High Court (TSE) that forbid the then-candidate Jair Bolsonaro to utter criticism to the Electoral court itself.
By six votes to one, the court's justices ordered the removal of 55 links to a video in which Bolsonaro questioned the electronic ballot boxes' reliability.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/11/brazil-had-at-least-41-cases-of-crimes-against-freedom-of-speech-in-one-year.shtml
