Brazilian government statement on detainment of Miranda

[boston bean]

Brazilian citizen held in London

The Brazilian government expresses grave concern about the episode that happened today in London, where a Brazilian citizen was held without communication at Heathrow airport for 9 hours, in an action based in the British anti-terrorism legislation. This measure is without justification since it involves an individual against whom there are no charges that can legitimate the use of that legislation. The Brazilian Government expects that incidents such as the one that happened to the Brazilian citizen today do not repeat.

http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/sala-de-imprensa/notas-a-imprensa/retencao-de-nacional-brasileiro-em-londres/view

[snappyturtle]

1. Glad to see Brazil speak out. nt

[KittyWampus]

2. GOOGLE'S BRAZIL CHIEF DETAINED IN YOUTUBE CASE-

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Google Inc.'s head of operations in Brazil was detained by the country's federal police Wednesday after the company failed to heed a judge's order to take down YouTube videos that the court ruled violate Brazilian electoral law.

The detention came as another court ordered YouTube to remove clips of an anti-Islam film that has been blamed for deadly protests by Muslims around the globe, both joining a spate of court-ordered content-removal cases against Google's video-sharing website in Brazil.

The arrest of Google executive Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was announced in Sao Paulo. A press release issued by the federal police said he was not expected to remain in jail and should be released later in the day after signing a document promising to appear in court.

Brazil's strict electoral laws limit what critics can say on television, radio and the Internet about candidates for office. Ahead of municipal elections next month, Google has received repeated requests to remove Web videos that allegedly violate those restrictions.




http://bigstory.ap.org/article/brazilian-court-bans-anti-islam-film-youtube

[morningfog]

3. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MIRANDA IN LONDON?

[KittyWampus]

4. This thread is about Brazil's reaction. Didn't you read the OP? Brazil certainly thinks it can

detain people for political reasons.

[morningfog]

5. I ask again what that has to do with Miranda's detention in London?

[morningfog]

6. Your link shows the Google guy was validly arrested for legal reasons,

for violating a judge's order.

A formal arrest, pursuant to a warrant, for a violation of a court order is not the same as what happened in London, not by a long shot.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Enforcing election laws is not "detaining people for political reasons"

You know that, of course, but we need to spell out to everyone that you are making things up, in a desperate attempt to distract from the Brazilian government's statement.

You want to know why people call you an authoritarian NSA apologist? because you make posts like this. They're just pointing out your position. You're just going to have to live with the identification, and not make OPs to whine about it. Embrace your politics, or change them.