The Supreme Court is ruling in the next days whether platforms are liable for hate speech by their users. They are going to rule on this possible interpretation

The Supreme Court is ruling in the next days whether platforms are liable for hate speech by their users. They are going to rule on this possible interpretation of an article from the Marco Civil law from 2014. Perhaps this is what the government is waiting for, but from what we've seen so far with the Musk x Moraes fight is, Zuckerberg should think twice before removing any hate speech and fake news safeguards his platforms have, otherwise they will be banned from operating in the country. Some analysts from the supreme court also said that the end of this fact checking program can be considered as a violation of the internet law in Brazil [0] Besides, the solicitor's general office is going to hold a public hearing about the changes to Meta's policies [1] [0] https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/blogs/luisa-martins/politica/fim-de-checagem-no-brasil-violaria-marco-civil-dizem-fontes/ https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/blogs/luisa-martins/politica/fi... [1] https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/agu-adia-audiencia-publica-sobre-efeitos-de-novas-politicas-da-meta/ https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/agu-adia-audiencia-pub... And to answer your question, they are not just expanding the speech. Don't mistake free speech with freedom of aggression, and also keep in mind Brazil is not a lawless world like the US is, we are more civil than that.