Columbia is famous for its coffee, and Brazil is renowned for its censorship. At least it is now. And while censorship in some form is not uncommon anywhere in the world, recent events in Brazil, led by Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Alexandre de Moraes, have opened a whole new door.
de Moraes, a self-proclaimed arbiter of truth online, is at war with free speech, targeting everything from social media to reporters and journalists accused of misinformation – on a scale that must have petty despots in the United States jealous of Brazil’s openness and success. Or is that misrepresented pride? According to Michael Shellenberger, there is evidence that Brazil’s Censorhsip Industrial Complex is tan offspring of US and UK collusion.
In many ways, Brazil’s sweeping censorship system is unique to Brazil. Brazil’s Censorship Industrial Complex is located in the judiciary rather than in the executive branch, as it is in Europe, in the European Commission, and the U.S., in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation, and other agencies. However, in other ways, Brazil’s censorship simply reflects the most advanced form of the Censorship Industrial Complex vision created by US and UK government officials, particularly ones working for the military and intelligence agencies.
Our work revealed that current and former agents from the US Department of Defense, the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security, and the British Ministry of Defense all developed comprehensive censorship programs. The Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation have been caught funding the creation of censorship tools, including AI-based ones, for Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to engage in mass censorship. Beginning in early 2017, several military and intelligence agencies and agents from the US and UK governments developed similar censorship tactics that Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) was caught using.
Shellenbeger explains in this excerpt how their investigation has uncovered connections between the US and UK governments and third parties funded by both governments that consulted or assisted Brazil on its war with open debate and free speech.
The evidence points to research, AI, and tools used in the US since 2017 and exposed in various reports, such as the Twitter Files.
Brazil doesn’t have a First Amendment to protect its citizens from this very real censorship (as opposed to the fake school library variety echoed by the same liberal monkeys). Still, as I’ve written elsewhere, that isn’t stopping them from trying, and we should accept that Brazil could be another beta test by Western Censorship Assets in preparation for their plans here.
Here’s Michael Schellenberger.
Years Of US-UK Military And Intelligence Planning Behind Sweeping Brazil Censorship, Evidence Suggests
_Secret evidence, specialized spy units, and permanent bans on populists were key tactics developed by government operatives_
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— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) April 18, 2024