‘Twitter Files Brazil’ Expose Censorship in South America’s (Former) Largest Democracy

The world can no longer avert its gaze from the cautionary tale of what was once South America’s most vibrant and promising democracy.

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court President Alexandre de Moraes holds documents during the fourth day of the trial of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of abuse of power and misinformation, in Brasília, Brazil, on June 30, 2023. Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images

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For some time now, close observers of international affairs have heard rumblings about violations of human rights and freedom of expression in Brazil—the second-largest democracy in the Western Hemisphere, behind only the United States.