Cármen Lúcia dismisses lawsuit against Bolsonaro for journalist's block on X
Cármen Lúcia ends lawsuit against Bolsonaro for block on X, but highlights that leaders cannot exclude critics.
TL;DR
- STF Minister Cármen Lúcia ended a lawsuit against Jair Bolsonaro for blocking a journalist on social media X.
- The lawsuit was dismissed because Bolsonaro is no longer President, making the action moot.
- Cármen Lúcia stated that public officials using social media for government business cannot block critics, as this violates democratic principles.
- The journalist was blocked in 2019 after criticizing the government's stance on Amazon fires.
- The court case was ongoing since 2021, with a suspension and eventual resumption of the judgment.