Eduardo Rodrigues dos Santos

O presente artigo busca demonstrar o modelo brasileiro de liberdade de expressão e sua delimitação pela Corte Constitucional, buscando enfrentar o seguinte problema: O Supremo Tribunal Federal tem violado e restringido de forma excessiva a liberdade de expressão no Brasil? Assim, como objetivo, pretende-se apresentar a interconexão, de um lado, entre liberdade de expressão, democracia e constitucionalismo, e de outro lado, entre totalitarismo (político, ideológico e jurídico), censura e controle do discurso pelo Estado. Para tanto, a metodologia proposta no trabalho consiste em pesquisa bibliográfica e descritiva, concentrada, especialmente, nos julgados do Supremo Tribunal Federal. Os resultados encontrados apontam que o Supremo Tribunal Federal tem restringido o âmbito de proteção da liberdade de expressão de forma abusiva e excessiva, proferindo decisões contraditórias a depender de quem diz e não do que se diz. A conclusão é que a Corte Constitucional brasileira tem adotado uma postura ativista, antidemocrática e inconstitucional em decisões sobre liberdade de expressão, sobretudo, em face de seus interesses políticos e ideológicos.

This article seeks to demonstrate the Brazilian model of freedom of expression and its delimitation by the Constitutional Court, addressing the following question: Has the Supreme Federal Court excessively violated and restricted freedom of expression in Brazil? Thus, the objective is to present the interconnection, on the one hand, between freedom of expression, democracy, and constitutionalism, and, on the other, between totalitarianism (political, ideological, and legal), censorship, and state control of speech. To this end, the proposed methodology consists of bibliographical and descriptive research, focusing especially on the judgments of the Supreme Federal Court. The results indicate that the Supreme Federal Court has abusively and excessively restricted the scope of protection of freedom of expression, issuing contradictory decisions depending on who says something rather than what is said. The conclusion is that the Brazilian Constitutional Court has adopted an activist, antidemocratic, and unconstitutional stance in decisions on freedom of expression, primarily due to its political and ideological interests.

This article seeks to demonstrate the Brazilian model of freedom of expression and its definition by the Constitutional Court, addressing the following question: Has the Supreme Federal Court excessively violated and restricted freedom of expression in Brazil? Thus, the objective is to present the interconnection, on the one hand, between freedom of expression, democracy, and constitutionalism, and, on the other, between totalitarianism (political, ideological, and legal), censorship, and state control of speech. To this end, the proposed methodology consists of bibliographical and descriptive research, focusing especially on the judgments of the Supreme Federal Court. The results indicate that the Supreme Federal Court has abusively and excessively restricted the scope of protection of freedom of expression, issuing contradictory decisions based on who says something rather than what is said. The conclusion is that the Brazilian Constitutional Court has adopted an activist, antidemocratic, and unconstitutional stance in decisions on freedom of expression, primarily due to its political and ideological interests.