国际英语资讯:Brazils Supreme Court allows political satire during electoral campaign
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> (<span word="STF">STF</span>) <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="satire">satire</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="STF">STF</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="Stations">Stations</span> (<span word="Abert">Abert</span>).</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="STF">STF</span> <span word="justices">justices</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> "<span word="trickery">trickery</span>, <span word="editing">editing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="degrades">degrades</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ridicules">ridicules</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>."</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="questionable">questionable</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> "<span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="party">party</span> (<span word="or">or</span>) <span word="coalition">coalition</span>."</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superior">Superior</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> (<span word="TSE">TSE</span>), <span word="Luiz">Luiz</span> <span word="Fux">Fux</span>, <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="satire">satire</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="differentiate">differentiate</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowingly">knowingly</span> <span word="inverted">inverted</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="irreparable">irreparable</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>... <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="news">news</span>... <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aegis">aegis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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