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Brazil’s Electoral Court Affirms Broad Power to Censor ‘Notoriously Untrue’ Political Speech

A ruling by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court ordering the mass removal of a false claim against a top candidate highlights the judiciary's expansive power over election speech.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Brazil’s Electoral Court Affirms Broad Power to Censor ‘Notoriously Untrue’ Political Speech
Source: Carlos Moura/Agência Senado / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A ruling by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court ordering the mass removal of a false claim against a top candidate highlights the judiciary's expansive power over election speech.

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