Facing disinformation in democratic backsliding: the role of courts in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorIglesias Keller, Clara
dc.contributor.authorWerneck Arguelhes, Diego
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-02T08:44:18Z
dc.date.available2025-06-02T08:44:18Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how democratic institutions respond to disinformation when it is weaponized by elected officials for illiberal purposes. It focuses on the role of courts in countering disinformation in Brazil from 2018 to 2022, when the country experienced threats to democracy, marked by the use of disinformation to undermine electoral and judicial checks. In response, Brazil’s High Courts took an array of measures against disinformation, including content removal, social media regulation, and criminal proceedings. While these actions were crucial in promoting democratic resilience, they also raised concerns about judicial aggrandizement and its implications. The paper discusses the tension between the courts’ role in protecting democracy and their institutional limitations as well as the potential impact on the public perception of courts and freedom of expression, of having judges taking the leading role in fighting disinformation.
dc.identifier.citationIglesias Keller, C., & Werneck Arguelhes, D. (2024). Facing disinformation in democratic backsliding: The role of courts in Brazil. Verfassung in Recht Und Übersee, 57(2), 187–209. https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2024-2-187
dc.identifier.doi10.5771/0506-7286-2024-2-187
dc.identifier.issn0506-7286
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/907
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectdisinformation
dc.subjectdemocratic backsliding
dc.subjectcourts
dc.subjectbrazil
dc.subjectfreedom of expression
dc.subjectdemocratic resilience
dc.titleFacing disinformation in democratic backsliding: the role of courts in Brazil
dc.typeArticle
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://www.nomos-elibrary.de/index.php?doi=10.5771/0506-7286-2024-2-187
local.researchgroupTechnik, Macht und Herrschaft (WZB)
local.researchtopicDigitale Infrastrukturen in der Demokratie
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