Tag: Social Media

• Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Lula sending bill to Congress to regulate social media

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he would be sending a bill to Congress, providing for the regulation of social media. “We are going to regulate because it is necessary to establish minimum standards of behavior and procedure for the operation of a digital network,” he told Band News.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

  Lula lambasts Trump for prolific social media posting

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized his US colleague Donald Trump for spending too much time on social media, averaging 17 posts daily since Jan. 20, 2025. The Brazilian leader urged Trump to focus on governing, promoting free trade, multilateralism, and peace, rather than seeking headlines.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  Brazil's STF in favor of holding social media accountable for users' harmful content

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided Thursday by 8 votes to 3 that social networks should be held accountable for any illegal content posted on them by their users.

• Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 21:19 UTC

  De Moraes says there is no such thing as self-regulation of social media

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes said Thursday that the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in the country's capital proved that self-regulation of social networks does not work as its defenders claim it does. The magistrate spoke of the system's “bankruptcy” as the STF resumed reviewing the liability of companies operating social networks for the content posted by users, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 05:19 UTC

  Brazil's STF rules in favor of Bolsonaro holding social media accounts

  

  Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro's profiles on social media be kept active despite a motion from some Senators who wanted him banned for spreading what they said were “fake news” about the coronavirus.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Senatorial Committee calls for indictment of Brazilian President for how he handled the COVID-19 crisis

  

  Brazil's Senatorial Committee (CPI) investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday recommended the head of state be prosecuted for “crimes against humanity” and that he is denied access to social media for having spread false information about the disease.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  “Brazilian Army keeps out of politics, but beware of fake news on social media”

  

  The Brazilian Army “continues strongly dedicated to comply with its constitutional missions”, said Commander General Paulo Sergio Nogueira in a message to the Force, and called on rank and file to be cautious about the information received in the social networks.

• Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazilian Senate repeals Bolsonaro decree against social media alleged censorship

  

  Brazil's Senate Speaker Rodrigo Pacheco Tuesday repealed a Law-decree issued last week by President Jair Bolsonaro concerning censorship on social media.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Peru's FM resigns over comments regarding Navy's involvement in bomb attacks in the 1970s

  

  Peru's Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar Tuesday handed in his resignation to President Pedro Castillo, which was accepted. “I am free again!” posted the departing official on social media.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Social media filled with rumors about situation in Cuba as government shuts down internet

  

  Little has been known outside Cuba about the situation in the country following Sunday's nationwide protests against the government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel due to shortages of food, electricity and medicines.