Dino asks Fachin for a plenary session to judge publications about Our Lady
On Friday the 25th, Mendonça ordered the removal of posts claiming that Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) intends to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Patroness of Brazil.
TL;DR
- Minister Flávio Dino asked the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Edson Fachin, to schedule a plenary session for a decision on censored social media publications.
- The publications in question relate to Nossa Senhora Aparecida and a campaign involving Flávio Bolsonaro, and were initially censored by André Mendonça.
- Mendonça had ordered the removal of posts claiming Flávio Bolsonaro or his family intended to strip Nossa Senhora Aparecida of her title as Patroness of Brazil.
- Flávio Dino overturned Mendonça's decision, arguing that it presumed the truth of certain statements and interdicted free debate on religious ideas without sufficient justification.
- The case involves a 2007 project that was archived and has resurfaced in public debate.
- Flávio Bolsonaro's defense has requested Minister Luiz Fux to annul Dino's decision and ensure the Electoral Justice's competence.