Press freedom in the Brazilian Supreme Court: a comparative analysis with the U.S. Supreme Court
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This paper analyzes the understanding of the Brazilian Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States about press freedom. The research aims to compare the position of the Courts about this fundamental right. Using the comparative method, it analyzes the arguments used by the courts in trials which had press freedom as its object. The paper also presents a literature review of the Brazilian theory about freedom of speech. Finally, the paper points out the possible influences of the Supreme Court of the United States in the decisions of the Brazilian Supreme Court, in particular, the primacy of press freedom in relation to other fundamental rights.
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