The bill that seeks to regulate social networks in Brazil led to a clash between some of the main political, legal, business and religious forces in Brazil, a scenario explained this Tuesday (2). The bill was scheduled to be voted on this Tuesday, but was postponed due to the lack of necessary support.
On one side, the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) government mobilized itself once and for all in favor of approving the so-called Fake News Bill, an operation ran in Congress by the Speaker of the House , Arthur Lira (PP-AL), a former supporter of the measure.
Parliamentarians also reported, in a reserved manner, a behind-the-scenes pressure coming from the STF (Federal Supreme Court). This Tuesday, Justice Alexandre de Moraes determined that the Federal Police take depositions from the "presidents or equivalents" of the big techs within five days regarding the offensive made by these companies against the Bill.
On the opposite side of the bill are Bolsonarists, most of the evangelical section of congress and the big techs. Some critics have dubbed the bill "Censorship Bill".
Translated by Cassy Dias