For today’s episode, Lawfare Contributing Editor Renée DiResta interviews Joan Barata, Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Porto; Laís Martins, journalist at The Intercept Brazil and Fellow at Tech Policy Press; and James Görgen, adviser to Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, to discuss the dramatic intersection of tech policy and geopolitical pressure unfolding in Brazil. They discuss the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro for his role in the January 8 insurrection, the legal battles surrounding social media regulation and platform liability, the influence of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, and the controversy sparked by U.S. sanctions and tariffs. Together, they examine whether the intersection of tech and geopolitics in Brazil is an outlier—or a preview of what’s coming for democracies worldwide.

Read more on this topic from this episode’s guests:

• “Trump’s Attack on Brazil’s Sovereignty May Backfire on US Tech Firms,” by Laís Martins
• “Trump’s New Brazil Tariffs Aren’t About Trade, and They’re Not About Free Speech,” by Laís Martins
• “Brazil’s Supreme Court Overturns Platform Liability Rules—Now Comes the Challenge of What’s Next,” by Laís Martins
• "Brazil Has a Bridge to Defending the Internet," by James Görgen
• "O Vale do Silício contra a parede?" by James Görgen
• "O sequestro da soberania digital," by James Görgen
• "Felca, Trump e fatiamentos digitais," by James Görgen
• “Regulating Online Platforms Beyond the Marco Civil in Brazil: The Controversial ‘Fake News Bill,’”by Joan Barata
• “JOTA: Dilemmas of Platform Regulation in Brazil,” by Joan Barata

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