Despite guidelines issued in 2022 requiring more rigorous investigation and barring photo recognition as sole evidence, the practice persists and cases like Costa’s are persistent. In 2023 alone, the Supreme Court overturned 377 wrongful convictions based on flawed photo or in-person recognition.

Brazil's Solicitor General has criticised Meta's hate speech policy changes, while the company claims it aims to secure greater freedom of expression. Brazil will hold a public hearing this week to discuss this issue.

Brazil is a top market for Meta, where government data show Facebook alone has about 100 million active users. Social media platform X was temporarily suspended in the country last year for not ...

Brazil's government said on Tuesday it is "seriously concerned" about Meta Platforms' recently announced changes to its hate speech policy, adding it would hold a public hearing later this week to discuss the topic.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport in Brasilia to board a flight to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

Disinformation "is humanity's greatest evil" and "can cause profound damage", said new Communication Minister Sidonio Palmeira as he took office Tuesday.

Brazil noted that Nigeria and BRICS share a common interest as both actively strive to enhance cooperation among countries in the Global South.

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair.

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Friday that high interest rates are poised to have a much stronger effect on inflation than many expect, dismissing fears that fiscal challenges could undermine the effectiveness of monetary policy.

Brazilian police killed six suspects Friday during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies, authorities said. Police in the southern state

He told the victims he could hack their phones and that he’d “murdered 2,000 people,” according to a court filing.

Meta told Brazil it would not yet end fact-checks outside the US, but its attempts to clarify its new social media policies fell flat Tuesday as the Latin American nation slammed measures which promote a "digital Wild West.