Military Justice, Journalism and Free Speech in Brazil
Abstract
On 17 June, 2021, the Attorney-General of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court affirmed that, in the government’s view, the Military Justice has competence to try civilians accused of criminal offences against the honor of military institutions. He proposed that crimes related to the freedom of speech should be tried by a special military branch of the judiciary. The attacks on free speech by the government through the Attorney-General is another sign of the democratic erosion process.
