Brazil: Supreme Federal Court orders preventive detention and social media blocking of federal deputy following conviction for cyber offences against judicial institutions

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Supreme Federal Court orders preventive detention and social media blocking of federal deputy following conviction for cyber offences against judicial institutions

On 4 June 2025, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) ordered the preventive detention of Federal Deputy Carla Zambelli following her conviction for cyber offences and document falsification involving judicial institutions. The Deputy was senten…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2025-06-04
in force

On 4 June 2025, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) ordered the preventive detention of Feder…