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

27 Jun 2017
under deliberation

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