Brazil: Supreme Court overturns ruling requiring Google to pay damages following new interpretation for liability for third-party content established for Article 19 of the Internet Civil Framework (Law No. 12,965/2014)
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Supreme Court overturns ruling requiring Google to pay damages following new interpretation for liability for third-party content established for Article 19 of the Internet Civil Framework (Law No. 12,965/2014)
On 26 June 2025, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) upheld an extraordinary appeal in Topic 533 of general repercussion, overturning a lower court decision that had ordered Google to pay moral damages. The Court established a binding interpretation r…
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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2017-06-27
under deliberation
2025-06-12
under investigation