Rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Inter -American Commission on Human Rights, the Colombian, passing through Brasilia, sought to hide position, amid reports presented to him on attempted coup and also persecution of oppositionists.
Authorities of the judiciary and the executive argued that democracy was threatened and that the actions taken were proportional to the severity of the facts. On the other hand, pockets complained of censorship and persecution.
The parliamentary immunity, a theme raised by opposition congressmen, especially after the federal deputy (PL-SP) was summoned by this week, became questioned by the rapporteur in meetings with representatives of (Attorney General’s Office) and governing parliamentarians.
“It has been an intense opportunity. And very different too, in the ways in which [as coisas] They are told, “Vaca told the report, between one schedule and another, about conversations with federal deputies and senators.
The statement summarizes the war of versions to which cow had contact in the four days of being in the federal capital. The agenda was not made public, but the Sheet He had at least ten meetings with ministries, judiciary organs and parliamentarians in Brasilia.
Critics to multilateral organisms, Bolsonarists have been seeking (Organization of American States) since 2022 to denounce what they classify as censorship in Brazil. They say, there are more than 100 official complaints.
In the past, Vaca tried to organize a hearing of pocket parliamentarians with members of civil society in the United States, but the meeting did not occur in the face of the impasse between the two fields. The audience was then transformed into a trip, at the invitation of the Government (PT).
Authorities and parliamentarians who were with cow claim that he heard more than he said – and gave few clues about what he intends to write in the report. One of the only observations was made to the Metropolis website on Tuesday (11), when he claimed to be “impressive” the report of the opposition.
“He did not position himself, and I think he is correct. He took notes with a serious face, without laughter, without joke, without intimacy, without sketching reaction,” says Senator Jorge Seif (PL-SC).
“The expectation is that he sees reality and at least make some recommendation, send a letter to the Supreme.”
The declaration of cow to the site took badly with people in government and civil society who accompany the delegation’s passage. Speech was seen as improper at a time when the rapporteur sought to balance himself between pressures.
On the other hand, pockets did not hide their frustration because they were heard after the minister of the (Federal Supreme Court) and the President of the Court ,.
Senator Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE), who participated in Tuesday’s agenda, says the rapporteur “started badly” because “he could have heard the victims first”. “But I believe he did his job technically, he’s doing. Let’s wait for the result to report what he heard, because the case is serious. What we expect is impartiality.”
According to a statement issued by the Supreme, Barroso gave an overview of “the set of facts that endangered the institutionality and demanded the firm action” of the Court. The STF president cited as an example the camps in front of barracks after the 2022 elections and the coup attack of January 8, 2023.
Moraes, in turn, explained what led to the suspension of the X, former Twitter last year after the breach of court decisions. He also said that about 1,900 people were reported after attacks on January 8 and that 28 investigated currently have profiles on social networks blocked by order of the STF.
People alongside conversations said Sheet which Moraes commented to the delegation that a research of his name on the social network will also find thousands of cursing to him and that this shows how there is no censorship in the country.
On Wednesday (12), Vaca met with governing deputies and senators who joined AE and received a copy of the report that suggested the indictment of the former president (PL). Then he had a meeting alone with Senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE).
“It was a good opportunity for the rapporteur to learn about the most relevant bills in Congress that deal with the subject of freedom of expression and social networks,” summarized the senator.
From the government, meetings were held with at least seven ministries – human rights, health, presidency secretary, foreign relations, women, AGU, as well as the Federal Police.
The members of the ministries spoke about misinformation in the country and its social and political consequences and how this affects public policies, as well as dealing with topics, such as the regulation of social networks.
They also spoke to the OAS rapporteur of the importance of the judgment that deals with the STF and addresses the liability of the platforms.
