Legal expert Marcelo Uchôa calls for the annulment of the Bolsonaro-Mourão ticket.
Brazilian jurist Marcelo Uchôa called for the annulment of the presidential ticket of Jair Bolsonaro and his vice-president, General Hamilton Mourão, amidst the dismantling of the "hate cabinet," a criminal scheme for spreading fake news. "Will the Brazilian justice system continue to be silent? Annulment now!" the jurist wrote on Twitter.
247 - Lawyer Marcelo Uchôa called for the annulment of the ticket of Jair Bolsonaro and his vice-president, General Hamilton Mourão, after Facebook took down pages operated by the so-called "hate cabinet," a scheme by the presidential clan to spread fake news.
"The information that there is a hate industry on pro-Bolsonaro social media has been acknowledged by Facebook since the 2018 elections. I made a point of denouncing this in my 2019 Critical Course on Public International Law. Will the Brazilian Justice system continue to be silent? Imposition now!", the jurist wrote on Twitter.
The 88 accounts taken down by the social network are operated by Bolsonaro and two of his sons - Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Republicanos-RJ) and Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP). The scheme reached an audience of 2 million people., according to the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DRFLab), a company specializing in combating disinformation.
The opposition requested that Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes... investigate The connection between Bolsonaro's advisors, his sons, and allies with fake accounts taken down by Facebook.
In May, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro did ameaças to the Supreme Federal Court (STF), after the Federal Police carried out search and seizure warrants against Bolsonaro-supporting politicians and businessmen for spreading fake news. "When it reaches a point where the president has no other option and an energetic measure is necessary, he will be labeled a dictator," Eduardo stated on Twitter.
One of the targets of the Federal Police operation was blogger Allan dos Santos, from the website Terça Livre.
Federal deputy Carla Zambelli (PSL-SP), targeted by the PF, threatened the Court and asked for the "impeachment" from the person in charge of the operation.
Bolsonaro supporter Sara Winter threatened the minister Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who authorized the Federal Police action and is the rapporteur for the fake news inquiry, said: "We're going to find out the places you frequent."
Among the targets of the operation were... Bolsonaro-supporting businessmen Luciano Hang, owner of the Havan chain of stores, and Edgard Corona, founder of Smart Fit. The corporation is also investigating. eight Bolsonaro-supporting congressmenAmong them are Carla Zambelli. The former federal deputy Roberto Jefferson He is another person under investigation.