US EditionBrazilian Comedian Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for ‘Bigoted’ Jokes
- On June 3, 2025, a federal court in São Paulo handed down a sentence exceeding eight years to comedian Leo Lins for promoting intolerance through his 2022 stand-up comedy performance.
- The sentence followed a 2023 law signed by President Lula increasing hate speech penalties, under which the court ruled human dignity outweighs absolute free expression.
- Lins’s performance targeted multiple minority groups including Black, LGBTQ, Indigenous, elderly, and disabled people, and the special had over three million YouTube views before removal in 2023.
- The court also fined Lins 303,600 reais for moral damages, stating his jokes spread verbal violence and promote intolerance in society.
- Lins’s defense intends to challenge the verdict, arguing that it threatens freedom of expression and could have harmful implications for comedy and artistic expression.
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