Overview
- Desembargador Fabrício Fontoura Bezerra, of the TJDFT’s 1st Civil Panel, suspended a prior order that gave X 48 hours to delete the post.
- The decision, issued on December 19, holds that the message can be read as political criticism that does not incite violence or exceed mere offense.
- The judge warned that taking down the content at this stage risks turning courts into instruments of censorship for political opinions.
- Sanctions against platform X for alleged noncompliance were set aside as an unnecessary burden during preliminary review.
- The case now proceeds in the 5th Civil Court of the Federal District, which received the ruling on January 12, as the PT’s damages suit—and related actions against Bia Kicis, Gustavo Gayer, and Carlos Jordy—await judgment.