Brazil: Investigation into Rumble for alleged non-compliance with legal directives under the Brazilian Civil Code (Law No. 12.965/2014 and No. 10.406/2002)

Progress

Current status

in force

21 Feb 2025 in force

09 Feb 2025 under investigation

Scope

Implementers

Brazil

Policy Area

Content moderation

Policy Instrument

Content moderation regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

Government Branch

judiciary

Government Body

supreme court

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

21 Feb 2025

in force

Federal Supreme Court suspended Rumble for alleged non-compliance with legal directives under the Brazilian Civil Code (Law No. 12.965/2014 and No. 10.406/2002)

On 21 February 2025, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) ordered the immediate suspension of Rumble's operations in Brazil after the platform failed to comply with multiple judicial orders. The decision follows Rumble's refusal to remove accounts linked…

Source

Event type investigation

Action type ruling

Government branch judiciary

Government body supreme court

09 Feb 2025

under investigation

Supreme Federal Tribunal issued order to Rumble to block influencer accounts to comply with legal directives under the Brazilian Civil Code (Law No. 12.965/2014 and No. 10.406/2002)

On 9 February 2025, the Supreme Federal Tribunal of Brazil (STF) ordered Rumble Inc. to block all accounts associated with Allan dos Santos, a Brazilian digital influencer based in the United States who was accused of spreading hate speech and disin…