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Lula Grants Brazil Authority to Police Social Media Content

5/21/2026

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed decrees on May 20, 2026 granting Brazil authority over social-media platforms.
The decrees order removal of criminal posts on judicial order and create a data-protection agency framework.
Non-compliance can bring warnings, fines or temporary platform suspension.
Patricia Peck said the decrees are a side-road because platform-responsibility legislation is absent.
Mattheus Puppe warned agency lacks capacity but said companies should not decide what is lawful.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed decrees on May 20, 2026 granting Brazil authority over social-media platforms.
The decrees order removal of criminal posts on judicial order and create a data-protection agency framework.
Non-compliance can bring warnings, fines or temporary platform suspension.
Patricia Peck said the decrees are a side-road because platform-responsibility legislation is absent.
Mattheus Puppe warned agency lacks capacity but said companies should not decide what is lawful.