Brazil: Google lawsuit challenging content moderation rules under Article 19 of Law No. 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet)
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Supreme Court overturns ruling requiring Google to pay damages following new interpretation for liability for third-party content established for Article 19 of the Internet Civil Framework (Law No. 12,965/2014)
On 26 June 2025, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) upheld an extraordinary appeal in Topic 533 of general repercussion, overturning a lower court decision that had ordered Google to pay moral damages. The Court established a binding interpretation r…
SourceSupreme Federal Court issued interim ruling in Google lawsuit challenging content moderation rules under Article 19 of Law No. 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet)
On 12 June 2025, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) suspended the trial of Extraordinary Appeal (RE 1057258), set to resume on 25 June 2025. Before the suspension, the STF continued the joint trial of two extraordinary appeals (REs 1037396 and 1057258)…
SourceSupreme 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/…
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