Brazil’s prosecutor’s office requests investigation closure against President Bolsonaro
Brazil's Prosecutor's Office asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to shelve an investigation against President Jair Bolsonaro
February 18, 2022Topic
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Bolsonaro accuses Brazil’s electoral court of “cowardice” for possibly shutting down Telegram
On Thursday, January 27, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country's highest electoral authority of "cowardice" for considering
January 28, 2022
Brazil’s Electoral Court considers Telegram ban to tackle ‘fake news’
Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) is considering a Telegram ban to address fake news ahead of the presidential elections in...
January 22, 2022
Brazilians are more attentive to fake news but now mistrust everything – poll
In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary team chose "post-truth" as its word of the year - a concept where facts sometimes...
August 11, 2021
Bolsonaro allies in Brazil complain about sudden loss of thousands of their Twitter followers
Allies of the Brazilian president, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, complained on Monday about the sudden loss of thousands of his...
June 14, 2021
Haitians leave Brazil amid economic crisis and fake news about open border in U.S.
t 33 years of age, Haitian Manite "Carol" Dorlean had always hated the cold. But, eight months pregnant with twins,...
March 12, 2021
Brazilian jurists oppose arrest of right-wing deputy Daniel Silveira
The arrest in flagrante delicto on Tuesday of deputy Daniel Silveira accused of promoting anti-constitutional ideologies, hate speech against Supreme...
February 18, 2021
Brazilian far-right deputy Silveira arrested for making threats to Supreme Court, Rule of Law
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Deputy Daniel Silveira (PSL - RJ) was arrested on Tuesday night, February 16th, by...
February 17, 2021
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Censures Online News Outlets
By Supreme Court Justice, Alexandre de Moraes, ordering the removal of stories mentioning Brazil’s Chief Justice from two online news
April 17, 2019