Dória Junior v. Facebook do Brasil
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: -9.531069703582213
Longitude: -52.923056365109474
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Brazil
- Decision Date
- 6 avr. 2017
- Case Status
- Affaire Résolue
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Access to Information Granted
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- 1135974-27.2016.8.26.0100
- Case Summary
The Civil Court of São Paulo, Brazil, ordered Facebook to provide the IP addresses of users who created an event and page that allegedly violated the peace and defamed the Mayor, João Dória, but denied Dória's request that the posts be removed. Dória had demanded the removal of the event “Virada Cultural na Casa de João Dorian” (Cultural Event near João Doria's House) and the page posted on Facebook called "Deixe a esquerda livre" (Leave the left free) in addition to the provision of registration data of those responsible for the event and the page. The Court reasoned that the posts constituted valid criticism of a public person and there was no intention to defame the Mayor personally; further that fear of disturbance near his house did not justify removing details of the event. With regard to his demand for identification of users, the Court said that the Brazilian Constitution "does not allow anonymity".
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression