Curso sobre Liberdade de Expressão da Gazeta do Povo: Por que é essencial e o que você vai aprender

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Contexto e importância

A liberdade de expressão tem sido tema central de debates recentes no Brasil, sobretudo diante de decisões judiciais controversas e de um clima de polarização crescente. O curso da Gazeta do Povo surge como resposta a essa necessidade de retomar princípios fundamentais que sustentam a democracia.

Sobre o mentor Guilherme Cunha Pereira

Experiência: mais de 30 anos estudando e pesquisando liberdade de expressão.
Formação: doutorado em Direito pela Universidade São Francisco, São Paulo.
Atuação: professor em programa de pós‑graduação que forma jornalistas em todo o país.
Motivação pessoal: família com fortes raízes democráticas e envolvimento histórico com o tema.

Estrutura do curso

Duração: 8 aulas presenciais (ou online) distribuídas ao longo de algumas semanas.
Metodologia:
As primeiras aulas apresentam princípios clássicos e a dinâmica da liberdade de expressão em democracias consolidadas.
Casos concretos são analisados, mas os episódios mais polêmicos e recentes são reservados para a aula final.
A última aula traz uma análise técnica de decisões recentes dos tribunais superiores, permitindo aplicar os conceitos aprendidos.

Principais objetivos

Recuperar princípios fundamentais que orientam a liberdade de expressão.
Desenvolver repertório crítico para avaliar a adequação de decisões judiciais aos valores democráticos.
Entender a teoria da democracia militante e seu impacto nas decisões do STF e do TSE.
Capacitar cidadãos, jornalistas e demais atores sociais a exercerem seu direito de expressão de forma consciente e responsável.

Conteúdo abordado

História e evolução da liberdade de expressão.
Comparação entre liberdade de expressão e liberdade de imprensa.
Teoria da democracia militante: quando o Estado pode limitar discursos que ameaçam a própria democracia.
Análise de decisões recentes (ex.: casos pós‑eleitorais, discussões sobre regulação de Big Techs).
Reflexões sobre o papel das redes sociais e das grandes plataformas digitais.

Avisos e considerações

O curso inclui exemplos e expressões que podem ser desconfortáveis ou perturbadoras, pois o objetivo é diferenciar o que é legal do que é ilegal.
Não se trata de um curso focado exclusivamente em eventos atuais; a ênfase está nos princípios duradouros.
Participantes sensíveis devem estar preparados para lidar com conteúdo que pode gerar choque.

Como se inscrever

Assine a Gazeta do Povo para ter acesso à plataforma de cursos.
Escolha o módulo "Liberdade de Expressão" e efetue a matrícula.
Receba o cronograma das aulas e materiais de apoio.

Por que participar agora?

O país vive um momento de tensão institucional e perda de referências democráticas.
O curso oferece ferramentas para interpretar decisões judiciais e participar ativamente do debate público.
Aprender com um especialista reconhecido garante uma base sólida e atualizada.

O curso da Gazeta do Povo sobre liberdade de expressão oferece uma oportunidade única de aprofundar princípios democráticos essenciais, desenvolver pensamento crítico e compreender decisões judiciais recentes, tudo isso guiado por um especialista com mais de três décadas de experiência.

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Por que participar agora?

- O país vive um momento de tensão institucional e perda de referências democráticas. - O curso oferece ferramentas para interpretar decisões judiciais e participar ativamente do debate público. - Aprender com um especialista reconhecido garante uma base sólida e atualizada. O curso da Gazeta do Povo sobre liberdade de expressão oferece uma oportunidade única de aprofundar princípios democráticos essenciais, desenvolver pensamento crítico e compreender decisões judiciais recentes, tudo isso guiado por um especialista com mais de três décadas de experiência.

Helpful resources related to this video

If you want to practice or explore the concepts discussed in the video, these commonly used tools may help.

Freedom Of Speech: A Very Short Introduction Book Recommended

Apresenta os fundamentos da liberdade de expressão de forma clara e concisa, ajudando a entender os princípios discutidos no curso.

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The First Amendment: Freedom Of Speech And Religion Book

Explora a história e os limites da Primeira Emenda dos EUA, oferecendo comparações úteis para analisar casos brasileiros.

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Democracy And The Rule Of Law Book

Aborda a teoria da democracia militante e a relação entre liberdade de expressão e proteção da democracia, tema central do curso.

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Freedom of speech.
A current and essential topic,
about which we’ll talk about today,
we’ll share some news
about a course that Gazeta do Povo
is launching.
To talk about this course, 
I'll have a conversation with
Guilherme Cunha Pereira, 
the great mentor
of all this work, of this course.
Guilherme, to give some context 
to our discussion,
 it's important for people to know
that this is not a topic
that just recently sparked your interest.
You have been studying 
and teaching it for many years.
Lucian, that's true.
For well over 30 years,
I’ve been studying and researching 
about freedom of speech,
and also teaching about this topic.
It was the topic 
of my doctorate thesis,
at São Francisco University
in São Paulo.
And it was the specific topic
of the classes I taught in São Paulo,
and continue to teach 
in a postgraduate program
that aims to train journalists 
from all over the country.
Why did this topic
catch your attention?
We talk a lot about freedom of speech
today due to recent events,
but 25 years or more ago,
you were already interested in it.
Lucian, I was born into a family
with deep democratic roots,
so that explains the awareness.
And my family was also 
involved with the topic
of freedom of speech
and communication.
So, the awareness
that perhaps was created
within the family, was precisely to give 
a very acute perception of the relevance
that freedom of speech has
in a democracy.
And when I decided 
to pursue my PhD,
I ended up choosing this topic,
as it seemed extremely relevant to me.
The issues, 
the dilemmas didn't just arise now,
in current circumstances.
It's a highly relevant topic.
It's a topic that has sparked
intense controversy and discussion for decades.
It's a perennial subject.
In fact, for centuries.
- It's a very enduring subject.
- An enduring subject, without a doubt.
You mentioned the course, right? 
The master's in journalism.
Is this topic, freedom of speech, 
also addressed in this course?
It is. It was a topic that,
for a good period of time,
was a flagship 
of the course program.
Currently, the focus has been
much more on strategies for
communication companies, 
because they need to discuss
strongly their future.
The intensity of the focus on freedom
of speech has decreased a bit,
but it’s always present 
as it’s a crucial issue.
- So, let's talk about the course? From Gazeta?
- Let's go.
To use your own expression,
- what’s the ultimate purpose of this course?
- Perfect.
Well, when we organized,
and programmed the course,
two needs were clearly present.
One of them seemed to us to be due 
to current circumstances and polarization,
given the loss 
of references on the topic.
It seemed important to recover
the fundamental principles 
that govern the matter.
The interpretation, 
the view that we have, is that
there have been a series 
of decisions that, without prior analysis
of their correctness or not,
deviated from traditional standards.
Was this change 
in standards justified?
It was not justified.
And these decisions are 
certainly causing a lot of unease
in a significant portion of the population.
Or at least a certain
doubt about the reasonableness 
of these decisions.
So, the objective is, on one hand, 
to recover fundamental principles,
and, on the other hand,
based on them, to have elements 
to be able to evaluate more critically,
with more repertoire,
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the adequacy or not of these 
various decisions to democratic principles.
So, addressing this topic at this moment
has to do with what we are experiencing in the country.
Without a doubt.
Gazeta do Povo understands that
the topic of freedom of speech
is crucial for any democracy.
And at a time of heightened tensions,
when a relevant portion of institutions 
and opinion makers 
lose sight of these references, 
it’s very important to shed light 
on these references, 
on these fundamental principles again.
So, it is a course that intends 
to be more long-lasting,
that is, to offer a set of analysis
and principles that govern, 
and have governed
for a long time, 
the topic of freedom of speech.
But obviously, it is very well situated 
in these concrete circumstances,
in this specific moment the country
is going through, in which for many,
these references are being lost.
And it's good to give a warning, right? 
That many people may watch the course
expecting comments on recent events.
But this won’t happen.
Lucian, it will happen
- just a little bit.
- It will happen. Maybe not so little.
But my experience as a professor is that
sometimes the most controversial cases, 
especially recent ones, 
that are inserted in this tension
of polarization,
when such cases are presented,
passion hinders the clear 
understanding of principles.
So, as an experienced teacher, 
which tactic, so to speak,
which strategy did I adopt?
In the first classes, 
there will be 8 in total,
we will address several principles, 
understand a little bit about the dynamics
of freedom of speech 
in democratic nations,
examining many concrete situations, 
many cases,
but not immediately presenting 
the most controversial current cases
of the last few months.
And, in the last class, 
we’ll examine that,
in order to examine to what extent 
the presented concepts
help interpret recent cases.
We’ll dive into a series of recent
important decisions, with great respect,
in a technical manner
to have elements to make a thorough
analysis of the decisions of these higher courts.
We will face, but I think it's important 
and I invite people
to watch the first few classes.
They are significant because they provide 
the foundation for the analysis
that will be made after examining 
some concrete decisions.
So, it's important to recover
these fundamental principles,
Some topics now, Guilherme.
We hear a lot these days 
about the so-called militant democracy.
- Will this topic also be covered in these classes?
- Without a doubt.
I would say that it’s very difficult, 
that it’s impossible,
to correctly analyze and interpret
this deviation
from the traditional standard
that the new decisions 
of the Supreme Court and the TSE have adopted,
without examining a theory 
that many jurists,
including many Supreme Court justices, 
have, somehow, endorsed it,
not explicitly at all, but in a topic 
that has been very present in the media.
The topic was extensively discussed, 
the theory that
democracies must arm themselves,
must have tools 
to fight doctrines or ideas 
that may militate 
against democracy itself.
Or that may eventually affect it.
So, we’ll examine this thesis.
And we will examine whether 
the way it was defended now 
is justified.
If it really would
give room for or justify
changes to traditional standards 
of freedom of speech,
as we have seen 
in the last few months.
We talked about journalism
and communication,
but it's important to say that this is 
a topic that affects everyone, right, Guilherme?
It has to do with our daily life, 
our life within society.
Right. Exactly that.
In fact, our focus and concern 
while creating the program
was to present a program
on freedom of speech,
and not freedom of the press.
These are the criteria that apply 
to all citizens.
We are becoming increasingly active, 
more engaged participants.
We have instruments and tools 
to express ourselves in society.
Therefore, the reflection 
is about that.
A good part of the decisions 
that have been adopted recently concern,
not so much the communication vehicles,
although they have also 
been affected by them.
These are decisions 
that affect all social actors,
citizens, political parties, 
institutions and so on.
You mentioned communication vehicles,
 I thought of social networks,
Big Techs and everything else.
It was your choice not to include 
this topic for now in this course, right?
Why this decision?
Lucian, is it what's happening?
There is, at this very moment, 
a very relevant and fascinating discussion 
about the best regulation of Big Techs, 
the best regulation of social media.
It's a hot topic and a new topic.
The perception, 
the intuition that we have
is that any progress in this field
will only be appropriate,
will only be productive,
if it’s very well supported,
by very solid principles 
of freedom of speech.
And there could be innovation 
and there should be.
But the discussion, the understanding 
of the complexities of social media
requires, first and foremost, 
a return to society as a whole.
And I'm afraid that, in part, 
this has been lost.
So, it comes back to the society 
to establish an understanding
of the principles that have governed
and that govern freedom of speech 
in democracies.
So the goal was very concrete, 
let's examine
the regulation or legal discipline 
of freedom of speech
in democracies in general,
leaving aside the specific legislation
that is currently being discussed worldwide.
It's not a prerogative of Brazil, 
it has been adopted in the USA as well.
A decision is expected soon,
by mid-year, on the topic.
But precisely because of its novelty, 
let's set it aside
to focus on general principles.
So, January 8th won't be 
part of this course?
It’s included to some extent.
There will be
a brief mention to it, since
the tensions are
pre- and post-election.
I think the whole context helps
to reflect a little bit on the topic
of freedom of expression.
I'm already looking forward 
to taking this course.
I'm going to subscribe to Gazeta do Povo 
now to have access to your classes.
Anything else? 
Do I need to know anything else, Guilherme?
Yes, I just want to give 
a relevant warning,
which is:
This is a course about freedom of speech, 
and I use many examples 
to help understand the circumstances, 
concrete situations, and principles.
It's necessary to resort to many phrases,
and there are many forms of expression,
contents that can be very unpleasant.
So those who have are sensitive
need to be aware that it will be necessary 
to formulate and present statements
that can be shocking.
Precisely because it’s a course 
about freedom of speech,
we’ll present both uncomfortable 
and disturbing expressions
that are illegal
while some are legal.
But they’ll remain 
uncomfortable, nonetheless.
And it’s necessary to show them
in order to differentiate them.
And it's worth remembering 
a very relevant thesis:
To paraphrase a sentence, 
to not be literal,
freedom of speech is only freedom 
if it’s not only for the ideas we like,
but also for those we hate.
Very well, Guilherme. 
Thank you for the chat, I loved it.
Invite those who are watching to sign up,
and have access to this important content.
Sure thing, Guilherme. 
Thank you for the chat, I really enjoyed it.
I invite everyone watching to sign up,
and have access to this important content.
Lucian, thank you.
My dear viewers,
I invite you to watch a program 
that can be very inspiring.
A course prepared
by Gazeta do Povo
to discuss the topic 
of freedom of speech,
a topic of utmost relevance 
to democracy and to the country.
Especially at this moment.
Come with us.