Despite guidelines issued in 2022 requiring more rigorous investigation and barring photo recognition as sole evidence, the practice persists and cases like Costa’s are persistent. In 2023 alone, the Supreme Court overturned 377 wrongful convictions based on flawed photo or in-person recognition.

Brazil's Solicitor General has criticised Meta's hate speech policy changes, while the company claims it aims to secure greater freedom of expression. Brazil will hold a public hearing this week to discuss this issue.

Brazil is a top market for Meta, where government data show Facebook alone has about 100 million active users. Social media platform X was temporarily suspended in the country last year for not ...

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect “fundamental rights” on its platforms.

Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.

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Meta told Brazil it would not yet end fact-checks outside the US, but its attempts to clarify its new social media policies fell flat Tuesday as the Latin American nation slammed measures which promote a "digital Wild West.

Brazil's government said on Tuesday it is "seriously concerned" about Meta Platforms' recently announced changes to its hate speech policy, adding it would hold a public hearing later this week to discuss the topic.

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Meta has told the Brazilian government that it doesn't yet have to worry about the end of fact checkers in its country because it is only removing them in the United States for the time being. Brazilian publication Globo reports that Meta,