Federal Deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) announced on Tuesday (27) that he will trigger the first lady Rosângela Lula da Silva (Janja), on charges of paying attention against the separation of powers.
The statement comes after Janja participates in a meeting with China President Xi Jinping, and comparing the Brazilian model to the Chinese.
“Janja – whether noting to have no public office – he has in person helping the president of China to censor Brazilians in Tiktok,” the deputy wrote on his X (former Twitter) profile.
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Criticism of the role of AGU and movements in the Supreme Court
Nikolas also criticized the Union Attorney General (AGU), which recently filed a request to the Supreme Court (STF) for urgent measures to be taken to combat misinformation and digital violence on platforms. According to him, there is a “legal maneuver” to remove the debate from Congress and transfer it to the judicial sphere.
“This conduct violates the separation of powers, national sovereignty and compromises the Democratic Rule of Law. Now we will see if ‘justice’ works only for one side,” he said.
The discussion occurs when the Supreme Court analyzes the validity of excerpts from the Internet Civil Marco, which determine the need for judicial decision for the withdrawal of online content. The judicialization of the subject rekindled the clash between defenders of unrestricted freedom of expression and those who call for platform regulation.
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Nikola’s criticism results from an episode on May 13, during a bilateral meeting between the delegations of Brazil and China. At the time, Janja questioned the differences between social networking control models in both countries, raising doubts about Tiktok, belonging to the Chinese company Bytedance. The episode caused discomfort in diplomacy.
Lula came to, stating that the comment came from him, not the first lady, although he confirmed that Janja asked the word at the meeting.
In an interview after the podcast of S.Paulo FolhaJanja tried to minimize the repercussion. He denied that he caused diplomatic embarrassment and said he acted with “common sense” when participating in the conversation.
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“There was no discomfort. President XI heard me carefully, and I was respectful,” he said.
