Regulation of social media is the most advanced project in the anti-coup package announced by the government.

247 - The package of measures announced by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security after the terrorist acts of January 8th, when Bolsonaro supporters and far-right militants invaded and vandalized the headquarters of the Three Branches of Government in Brasília, remains under analysis by the Civil House. According to the Folha de S. Paul"Only one of the issues has moved forward, with the fake news bill. The other proposals, such as creating a national guard for the Esplanade and the Three Powers Square and toughening punishments for those who attack the democratic rule of law, are still stalled, under analysis by the Civil House."

The government's assessment, however, is that the proposals require in-depth analysis and that there has been prioritization of issues related to the regulation of social networks, which were used to mobilize extremists in the coup attempts against the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in early January. "The initiatives mentioned in the questions are complex and require discussion so that they can be matured and subsequently presented and implemented," said the Civil House in a statement.

The regulation of social media had an “easier path because there were already proposals in this regard being processed in the National Congress, under the rapporteurship of an allied deputy, Orlando Silva (PC do B-SP). The Lula administration preferred to incorporate suggestions into the Fake News Bill instead of initiating a new process. The government's latest version was submitted on March 30, after the attack on a state school in São Paulo that resulted in the death of a teacher,” the report highlights. The expectation is that the bill will be voted on between the 26th and 27th of this month.

According to the report, the Planalto Palace has prioritized, in its dealings with Congress, "provisional measures that are about to expire, the economic agenda, including the fiscal framework and tax reform." The government has also adopted a cautious approach to certain issues, given that its support base is still being consolidated.