It’s legal to snicker at Brazilian candidates again
Permission to laugh at election – for now
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s election is a laughing matter again, at least for now.
Carlos Ayres Britto, vice president of the country’s Supreme Court, late Thursday suspended a rule banning TV and radio programs from poking fun at candidates in the country’s October 3 elections.
The ban hurts constitutional principles of free expression and creates programing restraints, Britto said. His ruling, which came in response to a complaint by an association of TV and radio broadcasters, will be deliberated by a full session of the court most likely next week.</em>
I have a hunch Sarah Palin is probably very interested in this ruling…
