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A small victory against fascism in Brazil
Last year, state congressman Douglas Garcia, a staunchy supporter of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, called his supporters on Twitter to send him names and personal data of “anti-fascists” to compile a list.
The list was compiled by Garcia and published on social media (or leaked, as some would say)— it contained the name, address, phone number and personal data of over a thousand people. Including my own data.
I and dozens of other people sued the state congressman for moral damages because, well, he put our lives at risk. He exposed our data, he made people lose their jobs and he threatened them. His intention was to intimidate and frighten opponents using a typical fascist method.
I explained the details of the case in an article for The Intercept Brasil (in Portuguese) and here on Medium in English.
After months of waiting, I won my case in the first instance and I know of several other cases that were also winners.
The damages ranged from 10,000 to 20,000 reais (around 2–4 thousand dollars) and, of…
