Brazil is a major market and both the G20 and BRICS member. It is particularly important to analyse Brazil’s positionon digital platforms and markets regulation in the context of its G20 Presidency, where since the beginning of the year ithas been trying to agree on common solutions to regulate digital platforms, especially in the aspect of content moderationand the fight against fake news. The fight against misinformation and hate speech is one of the central themes of Brazil’s2024 G20 presidency programme, which aims to ensure the integrity of information in the digital environment. Accordingto Brazilian officials, preventing the spread of misinformation requires action on four directions: guaranteeing regulationby holding digital platforms responsible for the dissemination of illegal and harmful content, implementing media educationstrategies, strengthening professional journalism, and expanding public policies aimed at disseminating correct informationto the public.The aim of this article is to identify Brazil’s main priorities in digital platforms regulation. Project laws dedicatedto the regulation of digital platforms are analyzed, as well as the political context of their submission and consideration,because they were proposed during and following the 2018 and 2022 electoral campaigns. Coordinating positions with Brazilon the regulation of digital platforms may help to better address the interests of developing countries, as well as marketswhere large technology companies play a significant role but are subject to the laws of other jurisdictions

the article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme

This article was submitted on 05.04.2024