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Weekly Report - 11 April 2024 (WR-24-14)

BRAZIL: Debates over regulating ‘big tech’ reignited

A public spat over the past week between the billionaire owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, and Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes has inflamed the already polarised debates in Brazil regarding the regulation of ‘big tech’. In addition to judicial authorities such as the STF, officials aligned with the left-of-centre government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as some right-of-centre figures, have called for tougher measures to prevent the spread of online disinformation which incites hate crimes or attacks against democratic institutions. On the other hand, right-wing opposition lawmakers, especially those tied to the Partido Liberal (PL) of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), have spoken out in support of Musk.

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