The Telegram messaging application refused to block the channel of elected federal parliamentarian Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG).
In a letter sent to the Brazilian censorship czar and Justice of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes, the companys attorneys asked that the block be reevaluated and specified that numerous Court choices for the removal of material are made with generic premises and in a disproportionate way .
According to O Globo, the companys presentation occurred in the inquiry investigating anti-democratic acts, produced out of thin air by Moraes to persecute conservative Brazilians.The applications attorneys declare that the decision also did not recognize the particular material that would be thought about unlawful (Photo internet recreation)In it, Telegram notifies that it complied with Moraes determination in relation to 3 other channels: 2 of them connected to presenter Bruno Aiub, referred to as Monark, and another to Bolsonarist influencer Paula Marisa.A letter sent out to the Justice classifies the decisions to obstruct profiles as censorship and states that the punishment avoids an area for free communication for legitimate speeches, implying censorship and suppressing the right of Brazilian people to freedom of expression .
The platform also claims that no grounds or reason for the total stopping of the chosen parliamentarians profile was presented.The applications lawyers also declare that the decision also did not determine the particular material that would be considered prohibited .
Still in the text, the business, in the text appeals to the concept of proportionality and states that, although it has abided by them, the blocking orders offered by the STF are in some cases generic and do not establish a skillful duration for compliance.CENSORSHIPThe dispute between digital platforms and the STF goes back to previous years.
In March 2022, Moraes even suspended the operation of Telegram in Brazil.The minister declared that the business disregarded court decisions in Brazil which it had not even designated a legal representative in the country.After the platform gave in to his needs, Moraes revoked his own decision.With details from Brasil Sem Medo