Former President Jair Bolsonaro will participate in a live broadcast, Saturday 4th of this month, to talk about freedom of expression. The conversation will take place on the Spaces platform, which is part of Twitter/X.
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Earlier, during an event held by the Liberal Party Mulheur in Manaus, Bolsonaro said he would hold a meeting at 9 p.m. to comment on the progress of censorship in the country. “I have an appointment, but I can’t tell you,” he said. “You will only know at that time. Without freedom, man does not live.”
🚨 BREAKING – Bolsonaro said in a meeting with PL Mulher in Manaus:
“Soon at nine o’clock in the evening I will have a meeting with someone from ‘outside Brazil’ where the topic of freedom will be discussed.”
“It will likely have ramifications around the world.”👇 pic.twitter.com/aYATWzouqd
– Andre Aranda (@Andre17121979) May 4, 2024
In the afternoon, North American influencer Mario Novell announced the live broadcast and invited users to participate.
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“Join us in a private space, with former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as he discusses the battle for freedom of expression between Elon Musk and Brazil's Federal Supreme Court,” Novel wrote.
Elon Musk responded to the influencer's post. “Whether you agree with Bolsonaro or not, the people of Brazil have the right to hear him speak,” he said.
Bolsonaro interview takes place amid fallout from Twitter Files Brazil
Last week, journalist Michael Shellenberger, Which revealed the Twitter files scandal in BrazilHe announced that he would participate in a US Congressional hearing to report on the escalation of censorship in Brazil.
The session, titled “Brazil: The Crisis of Democracy, Freedom and the Rule of Law?”, is scheduled to be held on May 7. Michael Shellenberger will head to Congress at the invitation of Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Michael McCaul.
The United States Congress wants to understand how it can deal with “serious human rights violations committed by Brazilian authorities on a large scale.”
This idea began to gain strength with criticism from Elon Musk To the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil, mainly to Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
He added: “These human rights violations include judicial irregularities, persecution of political opposition, violations of freedom of expression, and the muzzling of opposition media.” Written by the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
According to Michael Shellenberger, the public alone is not enough to contain the advance of totalitarianism in Brazil. He added: “We will still need Congress to act to condemn the egregious, illegal and immoral behavior of Lula and Alexandre de Moraes.”
