Lula Demands Legal Accountability for Social Platforms over Misogynistic Hate Speech

Overview

• Speaking at the 13th National Conference on Human Rights in Brasília, Lula said platforms must face judicial responsibility for systematic posts that incite femicides, rapes and assaults.
• He announced a high-level meeting next week with leaders of the Chamber, Senate, STF, STJ, the PGR and public defenders to design coordinated policies.
• He argued that protecting the lives and dignity of girls and women is not censorship and said freedom of expression cannot excuse complicity in heinous crimes.
• He emphasized prevention through reforms in boys’ education and engagement with labor unions to address domestic violence in the workplace and at home.
• He signed the OAS Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, which still requires congressional ratification to take effect in Brazil.