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Brazil’s STF Justice Celso de Mello Denies Petition to Take The Intercept Offline

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lawyer Arnaldo Saldanha called for the website to be blocked and for the search and seizure of the material linked to the page.

In his decision, Justice Celso de Mello says that writs of habeas corpus are used "only" to support the "immediate release of physical mobility of individuals" and says he finds the filing of the petition "strange" in this case.

"If this release is not subject to any kind of restriction, and if the right to go, come or even remain is not jeopardized, then nothing will warrant the use of 'habeas corpus', because . . .

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