Brazil: Return of provisional measure prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content by Federal Senate of Brazil

Compare with different regulatory event:

Description

Return of provisional measure prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content by Federal Senate of Brazil

The president of the Federal Senate, the Upper House of Brazil's National Congress, has returned provisional measure decree (No. 1068) prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content to President Bolsonaro, stopping the measure from having further effects and preventing it from entering into law permanently. On the same day, the Supreme Federal Court, the supreme court of Brazil, also suspended the decree.

Original source

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details
2021-05-17
under deliberation

President Jair Bolsonaro announces the draft of a decree which would make it illegal to delete cont…

2021-09-06
adopted

On 6 September 2021, Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure decree (No. 1068). Under the new r…

2021-09-14
revoked

The Supreme Federal Court, the supreme court of Brazil, has suspended the provisional measure decre…

2021-09-14
rejected

The president of the Federal Senate, the Upper House of Brazil's National Congress, has returned pr…

Key regulatory dimensions

Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type Private organisation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category All

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
content: illegal speech: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Takedown requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.

user content: any format: hosting (any form)

content: illegal speech: hosting (any form)