Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

THE FIRST BRAZILIAN LOCKDOWN IS DETERMINED IN THE STATE OF MARANHÃO BY A STATE JUDGE

Theme(s)
Health, Social distancing
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights
State
Maranhão

Read more about it here [1]

Apr 30 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BRAZILIAN STATE OF CEARÁ PASSES ANTI-FAKE NEWS ACT, PUNISHING THE SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS, AND ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF A FACT-CHECKING AGENCY

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Ceará

Read more about the spread of fake news laws here [1] and in Brazil at the federal [2] and states level – in Portuguese [3] [find out here]

Apr 30 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE EDITS DECREE AGAINST FAKE NEWS SPREAD AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Rio Grande do Norte

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about fake news debate in Brazil here [1], as well as fake news related to the pandemic [2], and remember some ohter states that passed similar laws amid pandemic [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here].

May 04 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

AFTER PARAÍBA AND CEARÁ, ACRE IS THE THIRD BRAZILIAN STATE TO PASS ACT AGAINST THE SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Acre

Read more about the spread of fake news laws here [1] and in Brazil at the federal [2] and states level – in Portuguese [3] [find out here]

May 06 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

STATE GOVERNORS DECREE RESTRICTIVE LOCKDOWN MEASURES IN SEVERAL STATES, DEFYING BOLSONARO’S SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Administration, Social distancing
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about lockdown measures here [1] [2] [3]

May 07 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO PASSES LAW AGAINST FAKE NEWS AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Mato Grosso

Read about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], remember other Brazilian states that passed similar laws [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] and read more about how governments around the world are handling the flood of misinformation amid pandemic [1] and how laws against fake news in the pandemic context are not proportionate and may violate human rights [2]

May 13 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF RORAIMA APPROVES LAW AGAINST DISINFORMATION AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Information, Press
Emergency Measures
Increased police power
State
Roraima

Read more about the persistent spread of fake news related to covid-19 in Brazil here [1] or about this specific episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 14 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

JUDGE ORDERS WHATSAPP TO REVEAL AUTHORS OF MASS MESSAGING AGAINST STATE LAWMAKER OF THE STATE OF ALAGOAS

Theme(s)
Information
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights
State
Alagoas

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 18 2020
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

14-YEAR-OLD BOY JOÃO PEDRO MATTOS PINTO IS ONE OF AT LEAST FOUR TEENAGERS KILLED BY THE POLICE IN RIO DE JANEIRO WITHIN FOUR DAYS

Theme(s)
Public security, Race and ethnicity
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
Rio de Janeiro

Read more about it here [1] [2] and about the police brutality in Brazil [3]

May 18 2020
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND MINISTRY OF TOURISM DETERMINE WORKPLACE REENTRY AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing, Work
Emergency Measures
Centralization of power
State
Distrito Federal

Read more about It here – in Portuguese [find out here]

May 18 2020
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