Especially after the repercussion of the Costeja vs. Google Spain case, with the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union and its implementation by Google, the debates about the so-called “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) are standing out in other countries – in Brazil as well.

Nowadays, we have a series of draft bills passing through the Brazilian Congress that aim, in some way, to regulate this matter. Simultaneously, we see a growing number of requests presented before the Judiciary demanding the removal or deindexation of contents that are articulated around a “right to be forgotten”. Recently, the Superior Court of Justice adopted a somewhat controversial stance, affirming that the requests based on the right to be forgotten should be directed to the one responsible for the information in the digital environment and not to the search engines, differently from what happens in Europe. A related case involving RTBF not against Internet service providers, but against TV channels has also knocked on the doors of the Brazilian Constitutional Supreme Court and should be decided soon.

To emphasize the importance of the debates on this yet little discussed subject in Brazil and its consequences for freedom of speech and personality rights, InternetLab will host, starting next monday (30), the InternetLab Right To Be Forgotten Week.

We will have five days dedicated to different subtopics of the issue. Follow the subjects:

Topic 1 (30.01). What is the right to be forgotten?

Topic 2 (31.01). RTBF: Implementation challenges in Europe

Topic 3 (01.02). RTBF and global removals

Topic 4 (02.02). RTBF in the Brazilian courts

Topic 5 (03.02). RTBF in the Brazilian Congress