Mendonça votes to release Tabet's post about Our Lady
André Mendonça adjusted his vote in the TSE judgment against fake news associating Flávio Bolsonaro with a proposal about the Patron Saint.
TL;DR
- Minister André Mendonça adjusted his vote in a TSE judgment on fake news about Our Lady of Aparecida.
- The case involves a post by Antonio Tabet linking Flávio Bolsonaro's family to a supposed plan against the Patron Saint of Brazil.
- Mendonça's modified vote allows for the removal of the specific fake news but permits satirical and opinion-based content, prioritizing freedom of expression in cases of reasonable doubt.
- The decision is part of an ongoing legal dispute involving STF and TSE ministers, including Luiz Fux, Flávio Dino, and Kassio Nunes Marques.
- The TSE ultimately voted to maintain the removal of fake news, but with Mendonça's adjusted criteria for borderline cases.
- The final ruling's exact scope is pending publication by the TSE.