Brazil: Lawsuit challenging content moderation rules under Article 19 of Law No. 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
27 Jun 2017 under deliberation
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
Supreme Federal Court announced Google Extraordinary Appeal (RE 1057258) challenging content moderation rules under Article 19 of Law No. 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet)
On 27 June 2017, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) protocolled and registered the Google Brazil Internet Ltda. extraordinary appeal (RE 1057258) under Topic 533 of general repercussion which addresses the constitutionality of article 19 of Law 12.965/…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court