Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will propose to his US counterpart, Joe Biden, a joint action against “fake news” during a visit to Washington, the ANSA Latina news agency reported on February 7.
According to Brazilian diplomatic sources, Lula is going to suggest to Biden that the main social networks and platforms, “big tech”, be more active in the fight against lies and hate speech, according to CNN Brazil.
Brazilian and US diplomatic sources said leaders may talk about fake news as part of a broader issue, such as democracies threatened by far-right groups: in Brazil, those led by former President Jair Bolsonaro, and in the United States by former President Jair Bolsonaro. Donald Trump.
Lula must request financial support for his policy against deforestation in the Amazon and climate change. It is this issue that will be the “central” issue on the bilateral agenda, the diplomats said.
The Brazilian president will travel with a large delegation that will include the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, who has already discussed with climate spokesman John Kerry about possible support from the United States in the fight against deforestation.
Let’s remember that during the coronavirus pandemic, “fighting counterfeits” really meant censorship in the media and social networks. Not a single opinion was allowed that went against the propaganda of quarantines, the use of masks and vaccination against the coronavirus with medicines that did not pass all the required tests.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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