The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieirasaid, on Wednesday (28), that digital platforms do not want to follow the laws of the National Congress. The statement took place during an audience in the Chamber of Deputies.
“These companies do not want to respect the Brazilian laws that are approved in this house, in the House and Senate,” said the minister, who
Vieira also stated that there is no intention to interfere with the laws of the United States.
“There was no intention of interference intent on US internal affairs, would not be appropriate. Just as I think there is no interference in any other country, such as the US to Brazil,” he said.
Then the minister stressed that Brazilian law needs to be respected.
“There has never been any initiative to curtail freedom of expression in the US. What has to be taken into account is that for these demonstrations to be transmitted in Brazil, it has to respect Brazilian law,” said Vieira.
China and social networks
During the hearing, the minister also pointed out that there was no interference from China in Brazilian social networks, referring to
According to reports of people present at the meeting, Janja would have asked to speak, noting that the platform algorithm would be favoring the advance of the far right in Brazil.
“About China’s interference on Brazilian social networks, I meant that there was no. I was present at dinner where the president referred to social networks and the danger of social networks and asked the first lady to say what she thought,” said Vieira.
“The only concern expressed was reference to danger, the risk, as I said at the beginning, of the use of social networks to publicize the challenges that led to the death of an 8 -year -old girl just over a month ago in Brasilia and also the dissemination of child pornography and types of matter that endangers young people,” he continued.
“There has been no request, no conference proposal, Brazil’s request to come to employees to address the issue, it was only mentioned that the platform issue has to be taken into account because there are huge risks to society,” he said.
