Brazil: Investigation into Telegram for allegedly failing to prevent the dissemination of harmful content
Progress
Current status
in force
29 Apr 2023 in force
26 Apr 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
Brazil
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling partially revoking injunction suspending and fining Telegram
On 29 April 2023, the Second Specialized Panel from the Regional Federal Tribunal in Brazil (TRF2) issued a partial suspension of the injunction that mandated the temporary suspension of the Telegram application in Brazil. The ruling was issued in r…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Issued Court ruling suspending Telegram operations and imposing a fine
On 26 April 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court issued a ruling imposing a fine of BRL 1 million a day and ordering the nationwide suspension of Telegram, a messaging app, for failing to provide the information requested by the local police on anti…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court