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 appeal
29 Mar 2017 under appeal
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
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Supreme Federal Court announced Facebook Brazil Online Services' extraordinary appeal (RE 1037396) on Content Moderation Regulation under Article 19 of Law No. 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet)
On 29 March 2017, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) received Facebook Brazil Online Services Ltda. Extraordinary Appeal (RE 1037396) concerning Theme 987, which addresses the constitutionality of article 19 of Law 12.965/2014 (Civil Rights Framework f…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
appeal
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court