Overview
- Judge Cassio Brisola of the 1st Civil Court of Pinheiros issued the ruling on October 21 after a lawsuit by Roberto Justus, Ana Paula Siebert, and their daughter Vicky.
- The court awarded R$50,000 to each of the three plaintiffs, totaling R$150,000, and imposed payment of court costs and attorneys’ fees.
- Marcos Dantas posted “só guilhotina” on X in June under a photo of the five-year-old holding a designer handbag valued at about R$14,000.
- The decision classified the remark as hate speech that proposes capital punishment, concluding it exceeded freedom of expression and violated personality rights.
- The defense argues the phrase was a metaphor and cites free-speech jurisprudence in preparing an appeal, while the family’s lawyer says any damages will go to charity.