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Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber - Can't make this up -Brazil wants their censorship court's former head of "disinformation" arrested while he's in Italy because he spilled the beans on how corrupt the censorship court is. Brazil says he's "violating official secrecy" by talking about its secret censorship work
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Leandro Ruschel @leandroruschel
Italy Blocks Brazil’s Arrest Request: The Case of Eduardo Tagliaferro and Brazil’s Judicial Crisis
A whistleblower caught between two countries
Eduardo Tagliaferro, a former director at Brazil’s highest electoral court, has become the focal point of a storm involving allegations of political persecution, judicial overreach, and international law. Italian authorities recently rejected Brazil’s request to arrest him, instead placing moderate restrictions: Tagliaferro cannot leave the city where he resides, and his passport has been seized while Italy processes Brazil’s extradition request.
But the legal drama extends far beyond Brazil and Italy. The United States has now entered the fray — imposing sanctions on Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his associates, citing systematic human rights abuses tied to the persecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Who is Eduardo Tagliaferro?
Until 2022, Tagliaferro served as head of a department inside Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court, officially charged with combating “disinformation.” He now claims that mission was a façade: the unit operated as a political censorship machine, systematically targeting conservative voices, silencing opposition media, and shaping the information environment in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election.
According to Tagliaferro, orders often came directly from Supreme Court Justice Moraes or his aides, sometimes instructing him to “be creative” in manufacturing justification for censorship. These revelations, if true, would expose political interference at the very heart of Brazil’s democratic institutions.
The contested 2022 election
The backdrop to the Tagliaferro case is Brazil’s 2022 presidential election — bitterly contested by Jair Bolsonaro. He and his allies argued that Brazil’s electronic voting system lacked transparency and that the electoral court was biased. Despite those concerns, Bolsonaro was later convicted by Brazil’s Supreme Court of “attempted coup,” a charge based largely on his questioning of the election rather than evidence of an actual insurrection.
President Trump, now back in office, has repeatedly denounced the prosecution of Bolsonaro as a “witch hunt,” comparing it to the politically motivated cases brought against him in the United States.
Against this backdrop, Tagliaferro’s allegations are explosive: if true, they point to systemic manipulation during the very election Bolsonaro contested, strengthening claims that his persecution is politically driven.
Why is Brazil pursuing him?
Soon after going public with his allegations, Tagliaferro became the target of prosecution in Brazil. He faces charges ranging from violating official secrecy to obstructing justice and even “violent attempt to abolish the democratic rule of law.” Critics call the charges Orwellian — criminalizing a whistleblower for exposing potential abuse, and equating speech with violence.