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Lula’s ‘Freedom Has Limits’ Rhetoric Heightens Regulatory Risk for Meta, Google in Brazil

President Lula's latest remarks linking free speech to a crackdown on online crime signals the administration's firm intent to advance digital platform regulation.

By Eleanor Shaw

Published Aug 7, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC

Lula’s ‘Freedom Has Limits’ Rhetoric Heightens Regulatory Risk for Meta, Google in Brazil — Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

President Lula's latest remarks linking free speech to a crackdown on online crime signals the administration's firm intent to advance digital platform regulation.

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