Attorney General's Office requests data from old tweets of journalist
Another case involves Rede Globoâs TV host Felipe Andreoli (@andreolifelipe), who became a target of the Attorney General's Office. Andreoli led âcancel campaignsâ against the volleyball player MaurÃcio Souza (@VoleiSouza) accused of homophobic behavior. Now Souza is a federal deputy. Subsequently, Andreoli himself was canceled due to several prejudiced tweets he posted in 2010.
Although Andreoli has apologized and stated that he is now a "better person," the Federal Public Ministry sent a request to Twitter for the preservation of IPs related to these tweets. Twitter refused to comply with the request as it had not received the specific URLs, only screenshots. Moreover, the requirements of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters (MLAT) were not followed.
Twitter Files Brazil 3 - the left was also targeted During my speech at the Brazilian Federal Senate hearing on April 11, I emphasized that the fight for freedom of expression and citizens' privacy is neither a left nor right-wing issue, as it affects everyone. Now,- The Hashtag Hunt The most serious issue concerns the targeting of users who tweeted certain hashtags between 2021 and 2022. The TSE suspected that hashtags related to Twitter campaigns about a legislative proposal for printed voting were being used in discussions that could
- The discussions between Gualda and Colangelo came after a meeting Gualda had with the Federal Police on May 12. Gualda reported that, from Twitter's perspective, there was no "coordinated inauthentic behavior" in the accounts targeted by the PF. According to him, the PF had
- Requested Data On March 30, 2022, Gualda stated that the TSE had set a deadline of 7 days for the data delivery, under penalty of a daily fine of 50,000 reais (approximately 10,000 dollars). In this request, the Federal Police demanded that the social media provide data on the
- Context The designated period for the search of this hashtag was from August 9 to August 12, 2021. This period coincides with the vote on a proposal to adopt printed voting in Brazilian elections. The issue of printed voting is controversial in Brazil. Although the parliamentNÃĢo vi os jornalistas do Twitter Files (@elivieira, @david_agape_ e @shellenberger) falarem sobre isso, mas os e-mails revelaram que o TSE tentou investigar cidadÃĢos por participarem de campanha na internet pela proposta legislativa de voto impresso em 2021. JÃĄ era um assunto
- Targeted Leftists Among the profiles of left-wing personalities who campaignedâlegitimatelyâagainst printed voting during this period, using the hashtag #VotoImpressoNÃĢo, we highlight: federal representatives Luiza Erundina (@luizaerundina), TÃĄbata Amaral (@tabataamaralsp), and
- The Gagging of A Small Communist Party Another notable case of censorship on the left involves the Workers' Cause Party (PCO), a Brazilian political party considered far-left. Despite being an ally of President Lula, PCO stands out in the political scene for its critical stance
- Left-Wing Profiles Blocked There are two more cases that impacted left-wing groups where Twitter challenged orders from the TSE. The first involves the website Bolsoflix, an anonymous platform aimed at "countering the arguments" spread by Bolsonaro and his supporters. The site
- Attorney General's Office requests data from old tweets of journalist Another case involves Rede Globoâs TV host Felipe Andreoli (@andreolifelipe), who became a target of the Attorney General's Office. Andreoli led âcancel campaignsâ against the volleyball player MaurÃcio Souza (@VoleiSouza) accused of homophobic behavior. Now Souza is a federal deputy. Subsequently, Andreoli himself was canceled due to several prejudiced tweets he posted in 2010. Although Andreoli has apologized and stated that he is now a "better person," the Federal Public Ministry sent a request to Twitter for the preservation of IPs related to these tweets. Twitter refused to comply with the request as it had not received the specific URLs, only screenshots. Moreover, the requirements of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters (MLAT) were not followed.
- A Call for Change These cases show that, although the right has been persecuted more intensely in recent years, the left can also be affected by censorship or improper data requests. In 2014, Brazil approved the âMarco Civil da Internetâ, a law that ensures rights andFor a different organization of the information above and replies from two people who the TSE thought created the hashtag for the vote printouts, consider reading my piece at @gazetadopovo:
