Mar 15, 2023
Brazil's Minister of Justice and Public Security Flavio Dino defended on Monday the need to regulate social media in Brazil to prevent "hate speech" on the internet. Dino made his remarks during a seminar titled "Freedom of Expression, Social Networks, and Democracy" organized by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the Brazilian television channel TV Globo, and the Brazilian Institute of Education (IDP). During the event, the justice minister announced that the Brazilian executive government is preparing a draft bill aiming to regulate social media. The proposal will be presented to Brazil's radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva next week and, if approved by Lula, it will be then delivered to the National Congress for its subsequent debate and discussion. Brazilian law states that a bill may be submitted to the nation's congress by any deputy or senator, or by any committee of the House and Senate. It also allows a bill to be