Climate of fear in Brazil is characteristic of dictatorships, say analysts
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The fear of deputies, senators, journalists, digital influencers, jurists and members of civil society to express their criticism of the actions of members of the Judiciary Power highlights the crisis of freedom of expression, and is a characteristic of authoritarian regimes, say analysts interviewed by People’s Gazette.
Even in an environment like Congress, where the Constitution provides for immunity precisely to allow open discussions on issues of public interest without fear of legal action, self-censorship out of fear is growing.
“There is an atmosphere of fear. There is, especially on the right flank, a fear. I talked to several advisors to deputies who expressed this”, says Luiz Carlos Ramiro Junior, doctor in Political Science (IESP-UERJ) and former president of the Library National.
In May, after participating in a parliamentary committee that discussed censorship in Brazil, youtuber Bárbara Destefani, from the Te Atualizei channel, was censored on YouTube. “There is this atmosphere of fear of expressing something, of writing something, of saying something, even within spheres of public debate – as in the case of youtuber Bárbara. Even though it was in an environment of public debate, she was punished for what she said, when it is assumed that in that environment there is special freedom of speech for those who are invited”, observes Ramiro Junior.
Judge Ludmila Lins Grilo, compulsorily retired by decision of the Justice of Minas Gerais after expressing her opinions on social networks, highlights that the fear of expressing oneself is a hallmark of dictatorships.
“One of the characteristics of authoritarian regimes, of tyrannical systems, is precisely the reign of fear. Nowadays we see that people, even those who are not famous, are not influencers, do not have millions of followers, are afraid to express themselves on social networks, fear of speaking. This generalized fear is one of the elements that characterize dictatorial regimes”, she says.
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