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Brazil ruling on suspension of text-messaging apps postponed by Supreme Court

By Ana Paula Candil ( May 28, 2020, 23:51 GMT | Insight) -- Brazil Federal Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Morais has delayed the court's ruling on whether messaging apps such as WhatsApp can face suspension if they fail to provide authorities with messages from suspects in criminal cases. Two of the court's 11 judges have already voted that suspending the apps violates the constitutional right to free communication and the principle of free enterprise. Brazil Federal Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Morais today delayed the court's ruling on whether messaging apps such as WhatsApp can face suspension if they fail to provide authorities with messages from suspects in criminal cases....

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