Sala,<br><br>the truth is that Brazil has been witnessing an avalanche of content removal orders for quite a few years now. This explains its position on Google's Content Removal ranking.<br>The constitutional provision on free speech brings along a blanket ban on anonymity. The current constitution (1988) came after years of a military dictatorship and before that we never had a systematic and effective constitutional review system. The result is the lack of a culture of free speech. Prior restraint is rampant and content removal, as well as rulings awarding damages are based on highly subjective criteria such as violation of a person's "honor". <br>
For a more detailed description, have a look at the Brazil section of the newly released Freedom on the Net 2012 report - <a href="http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/brazil">http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/brazil</a><br>
<br>Best,<br>Ivar<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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The judge ordered the removal of the videos last week, but Google has refused to remove them and says it is appealing.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div>This is a fascinating case and one which the Courts in Brazil will view as "contempt". What is not known to me is whether Google had applied for a stay pending appeal as the report seems silent on the matter. I must say it is interesting to see the different treatments in Korea, Brazil etc.</div>
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It says it is not responsible for the content posted on its site.<br><br></blockquote></div><div>This makes a fascinating comparative exercise. 2012 seems to be the year of an avalanche of these sorts of cases.</div><div class="im">
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According to Brazilian media, the videos in question suggest Alcides Bernal - a mayoral candidate in the city of Campo Grande - is guilty of committing crimes.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div>I wonder if there are elements of truth which make it a defence in these sorts of tort or whether it was someone's idea of a prank.</div><div class="im"><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Judge Flavio Peren, who sits at a regional electoral court in Mato Grosso do Sul state, ruled the videos violated local election laws."<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div>Be great if our friends from Brazil and there are many on this list could help give some perspective to the matter.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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