PGR requests data from all of Jair Bolsonaro’s followers on social media; to understand

Office of the Attorney General (PGR) Instagram is asking LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to provide the names and credentials of people who follow former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The party is investigating the former president’s publications on anti-democratic actions on 8 January.

The PGR petition was filed with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) yesterday (17), where the agency requested the Supreme Court to urge tech companies to turn in the information.

In addition to the IDs of the former president’s disciples in PDF file format, PGR plans to investigate Bolsonaro’s posts about the elections, electronic voting machines, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), the STF, the Armed Forces, and photos and videos on these themes.

In this investigation of “acts of violence against the democratic rule of law” Views, likes, shares, reposts, retweets, comments and all other metrics of the ex-president’s posts are also requested..

PGR’s request to the STF also indicates that this is intended. Analyze posts and retweets made by people with 10,000+ followers allowing “measurement of extent of spread or impact of initial releases”.

Investigation

The PGR petition was signed by Deputy Attorney General Carlos Frederico Santos, coordinator of the Strategic Group Combating Anti-Democratic Actions.

The request adds to other measures adopted by the Federal Ministry of the Public (MPF) seeking to identify Jair Bolsonaro’s manifestations and possible involvement in the attacks on the Three Forces on January 8.

The investigation of the case is in the hands of STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who has already determined that Meta has withheld a video released by Bolsonaro praising the actions of the putschists.

The Deputy Attorney General explained that the video “could structure the commission of other crimes by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, although investigations continue to investigate possible behavior that structured incitement or participation in anti-democratic actions in inquérito 4921). ”.

Bolsonaro’s defense

Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Paulo da Cunha Bueno, said PGR’s request to the STF “raises great concern about the exercise of freedom of thought and opinion aimed at requiring servers providing social networks to post the full list”. and the relevant identification data of all your followers on social networks”.

“Such information has no logical connection to the reality under investigation – the president has already made statements that clarify all the circumstances – it is an unacceptable and absurd attempt at political monitoring,” he added.