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Brazil’s Supreme Court suspends Provisional Measure hindering removal of content on the Internet

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Rosa Weber on Tuesday (14) suspended in its entirety the Provisional Measure (PM) amending the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet. The PM was issued by President Jair Bolsonaro on September 6 and limits the removal of content from social networks.

The preliminary injunction was granted in a Direct Unconstitutionality Lawsuit brought by the PSB party, and must be confirmed by the full Court.

In her ruling, the Justice remarked that the Judiciary's interference should be "absolutely exceptional," but said she understood that, in the Provisional Measure case, "we are . . .

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