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Supreme Court schedules May 20 trial on Bolsonaro's social media blocking

2 sources · 05 May 2026 · Share coverage ·

The Supreme Court scheduled for May 20 the trial of two lawsuits questioning whether Bolsonaro could block citizens on his official social media accounts when he was president. The cases involve a journalist blocked on Twitter and a lawyer blocked on Instagram, both in 2020.

The cases involve two writs of mandamus filed in 2020, one by journalist William de Luca Martinez who was blocked on Twitter and another by lawyer Leonardo Medeiros Magalhães who was blocked on Instagram. Bolsonaro's defense argued that his accounts were private in nature and that he had the right to decide about his contacts and followers.

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The Supreme Court scheduled for May 20 the trial of two lawsuits about Bolsonaro's social media blocking when he was president

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The cases are reported by Justice Cármen Lúcia and Justice André Mendonça

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One case involves journalist William de Luca Martinez, who in 2020 requested the unblocking of his Twitter profile

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The second case was filed by lawyer Leonardo Medeiros Magalhães in 2020, requesting unblocking on Instagram

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